Kate Chopin’s Short Stories Quizzes

Kate Chopin's Short Stories Quiz 1

1 What is Mrs. Mallard's response to her husband's death in "The Story of an Hour"?
Annoyance

Joy

Sadness

Anger
2 What is Mr. Mallard's first name in "The Story of an Hour"?
John

Charles

Richard

Brently
3 What occurs at the end of "The Story of an Hour"?
Louise Mallard revels in her room.

Mr. Mallard returns home.

Louise Mallard falls down the stairs.

Josephine reveals that she lied.
4 Why is Louise Mallard sick in "The Story of an Hour"?
Memory loss

Cancer

Heart trouble

Extreme old age
5 In "The Story of an Hour," what word does Louise repeat to herself in her room?
Free

Death

Life

Why
6 What does NOT characterize Mrs. Mallard's face in "The Story of an Hour"?
Repression

Depression

Strength

Calmness
7 How did Mr. Mallard supposedly die in "The Story of an Hour"?
Train accident

Stroke

Car accident

Heart attack
8 What emotion does Louise NOT feel over the course of "The Story of an Hour"?
Grief

Exhaustion

Ire

Anticipation
9 In what season does "The Story of an Hour" occur?
Summer

Spring

Autumn

Winter
10 How does Louise Mallard characterize human relationships in "The Story of an Hour"?
As a crime

As a gift

As a puzzle

As a necessity
11 What emotion does Louise feel toward her husband in "The Story of an Hour"?
Love

Fear

Companionship

Hatred
12 From where does Louise Mallard's revelation come in "The Story of an Hour"?
Her sister

The bedroom

Nature

Her grief
13 What was La Folle's original name in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Amélie

Jacqueline

Cherie

Désirée
14 When did La Folle go mad in "Beyond the Bayou"?
In childhood

When she fell sick years ago

Last spring

At birth
15 Why does La Folle go beyond the bayou in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Her son chases her out.

Chéri is wounded.

She is afraid of ghosts.

Her master needs help.
16 What is the name of the plantation in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Valmondé

Bellissime

Aubigny

Valmêt
17 In what season does "Beyond the Bayou" occur?
Autumn

Spring

Winter

Summer
18 What occurs when Chéri goes hunting in "Beyond the Bayou"?
He gets caught in a trap.

He shoots himself in the leg.

He is chased by something.

An animal lashes out at him.
19 What happens to La Folle when she first leaves the bayou in "Beyond the Bayou"?
She goes mad and faints.

She remains calm.

She drops Chéri.

She kills an animal.
20 Where is La Folle at the end of "Beyond the Bayou"?
In her hut

On the veranda of the plantation house

On the shore of the bayou

On the road
21 What does NOT describe La Folle in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Isolated

Arrogant

Afraid

Strong
22 Who is La Folle in "Beyond the Bayou"?
A slave

The wife of a plantation owner

A freed woman

A poor tenant
23 Why are the other people on the plantation surprised in "Beyond the Bayou"?
The bayou is not very deep.

P'tit Maître is dead.

La Folle will not speak.

La Folle has crossed the bayou.
24 How does La Folle feel at the end of "Beyond the Bayou"?
Tired

Content

Confused

Afraid
25 Who lives in the mansion at Côte Joyeuse in "Ma'ame Pélagie"?
No one

Ma'ame Pélagie

Pauline

La Petite

The first sentence reads,

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.

The irony is that Mrs. Mallard actually dislikes her husband and...

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