26 Jan According to Josephine’s account,

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American Literature

Week 9 Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following best summarizes Mrs. Mallard’s views on marriage as an institution?

Question 2

Why does Mrs. Mallard’s sister, Josephine, shield the truth of Mr. Mallard’s death from her?

Question 3

In the last sentence of the story, the attending doctors pronounce the cause of Mrs. Mallard’s death to be “the joy that kills.” What do the doctors mean by this?

Question 4

Which goddess does Mrs. Mallard unwittingly resemble as she descends the staircase with Josephine?

Question 5

Which of the following best characterizes Mrs. Mallard’s relationship with her husband?

Question 6

According to Josephine’s account, how did Mr. Mallard die?

Question 7

Which of the following is, according to the narrator, the “strongest impulse of [Mrs. Mallard’s] being”?

Question 8

“[Mrs. Mallard] sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.” Which of the following is the most appropriate paraphrase of the simile in this passage?