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The Story of an Hour

Kate Chopin

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Summary
- Plot Overview
- Analysis
- Structure and Style
Characters
- Character List
- Louise Mallard
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
- Context
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- How to Write Literary Analysis
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

Further Study Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

1 of 5
Which of the following traits is not characteristic of Louise Mallard?

Intelligence
Cruelty
Independence
Emotionality

2 of 5
What is Louise's immediate outward reaction to the news that her husband is dead?

She screams
She stares numbly
She cries
She laughs

3 of 5
What does Louise understand about the thoughts and feelings she is having about Brently's death?

They are natural
They are improper
They make her evil
She must express them publicly

4 of 5
What ailment afflicts Louise both physically and emotionally?

"Sleeping trouble"
"Breathing trouble"
"Heart trouble"
"Head trouble"

5 of 5
What is the true cause of the heart attack that kills Louise?

Shock
Disappointment
Happiness
Answers A. and B.

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The Story of an Hour

Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

1 of 5
Which of the following traits is not characteristic of Louise Mallard?

2 of 5
What is Louise's immediate outward reaction to the news that her husband is dead?

3 of 5
What does Louise understand about the thoughts and feelings she is having about Brently's death?

4 of 5
What ailment afflicts Louise both physically and emotionally?

5 of 5
What is the true cause of the heart attack that kills Louise?

Popular pages: The Story of an Hour

Character List CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

Every Scene of Hamlet Summed Up in a Single Sentence

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from The Office

1 of 5 Which of the following traits is not characteristic of Louise Mallard?

2 of 5 What is Louise's immediate outward reaction to the news that her husband is dead?

3 of 5 What does Louise understand about the thoughts and feelings she is having about Brently's death?

4 of 5 What ailment afflicts Louise both physically and emotionally?

5 of 5 What is the true cause of the heart attack that kills Louise?

Popular pages: The Story of an Hour

Character List CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

Every Scene of Hamlet Summed Up in a Single Sentence

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from The Office

1 of 5
Which of the following traits is not characteristic of Louise Mallard?

2 of 5
What is Louise's immediate outward reaction to the news that her husband is dead?

3 of 5
What does Louise understand about the thoughts and feelings she is having about Brently's death?

4 of 5
What ailment afflicts Louise both physically and emotionally?

5 of 5
What is the true cause of the heart attack that kills Louise?