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

Anger

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

John

Charles

Richard
3 What occurs at the end of "The Story of an Hour"?
Louise Mallard falls down the stairs.

Mr. Mallard returns home.

Josephine reveals that she lied.

Louise Mallard revels in her room.
4 Why is Louise Mallard sick in "The Story of an Hour"?
Memory loss

Extreme old age

Cancer

Heart trouble
5 In "The Story of an Hour," what word does Louise repeat to herself in her room?
Life

Why

Free

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

Repression

Calmness

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

Train accident

Heart attack

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

Anticipation

Ire

Exhaustion
9 In what season does "The Story of an Hour" occur?
Winter

Summer

Spring

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

As a puzzle

As a gift

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

Companionship

Hatred

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

The bedroom

Her sister

Nature
13 What was La Folle's original name in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Désirée

Cherie

Jacqueline

Amélie
14 When did La Folle go mad in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Last spring

In childhood

At birth

When she fell sick years ago
15 Why does La Folle go beyond the bayou in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Chéri is wounded.

She is afraid of ghosts.

Her master needs help.

Her son chases her out.
16 What is the name of the plantation in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Valmondé

Aubigny

Valmêt

Bellissime
17 In what season does "Beyond the Bayou" occur?
Winter

Spring

Summer

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

An animal lashes out at him.

He shoots himself in the leg.

He is chased by something.
19 What happens to La Folle when she first leaves the bayou in "Beyond the Bayou"?
She kills an animal.

She goes mad and faints.

She drops Chéri.

She remains calm.
20 Where is La Folle at the end of "Beyond the Bayou"?
On the veranda of the plantation house

In her hut

On the shore of the bayou

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

Afraid

Arrogant

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

The wife of a plantation owner

A slave

A poor tenant
23 Why are the other people on the plantation surprised in "Beyond the Bayou"?
P'tit Maître is dead.

La Folle has crossed the bayou.

La Folle will not speak.

The bayou is not very deep.
24 How does La Folle feel at the end of "Beyond the Bayou"?
Content

Afraid

Confused

Tired
25 Who lives in the mansion at Côte Joyeuse in "Ma'ame Pélagie"?
Ma'ame Pélagie

Pauline

La Petite

No one

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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