The Story of an Hour: Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
What does Chopin represent as a source of forbidden joy for women?

Religious faith
Motherhood
Marital love
Independence

2 of 5
What does Chopin suggest about marriages?

They are inherently supportive
They are sometimes hopeless
They are sometimes liberating
They are inherently oppressive

3 of 5
What motif does Chopin use to highlight the dichotomy of sorrow and happiness?

Laughter
Weeping
Masks
Mirrors

4 of 5
What symbol represents Louise's ambivalence toward her marriage?

Heart trouble
Stairs
Wilting flowers
Broken mirrors

5 of 5
What symbol represents the freedom and opportunities that seem to await Louise after her husband's death?

An open window
Stairs
A sunrise
A rocking chair

The Story of an Hour

Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
What does Chopin represent as a source of forbidden joy for women?

2 of 5
What does Chopin suggest about marriages?

3 of 5
What motif does Chopin use to highlight the dichotomy of sorrow and happiness?

4 of 5
What symbol represents Louise's ambivalence toward her marriage?

5 of 5
What symbol represents the freedom and opportunities that seem to await Louise after her husband's death?

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1 of 5 What does Chopin represent as a source of forbidden joy for women?

2 of 5 What does Chopin suggest about marriages?

3 of 5 What motif does Chopin use to highlight the dichotomy of sorrow and happiness?

4 of 5 What symbol represents Louise's ambivalence toward her marriage?

5 of 5 What symbol represents the freedom and opportunities that seem to await Louise after her husband's death?

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1 of 5
What does Chopin represent as a source of forbidden joy for women?

2 of 5
What does Chopin suggest about marriages?

3 of 5
What motif does Chopin use to highlight the dichotomy of sorrow and happiness?

4 of 5
What symbol represents Louise's ambivalence toward her marriage?

5 of 5
What symbol represents the freedom and opportunities that seem to await Louise after her husband's death?