Kate Chopin’s Short Stories Quizzes

Kate Chopin's Short Stories Quiz 1

By Bella Wang · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed February 21, 2010

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

Anger

Sadness

Joy

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

John

Richard

Brently

Charles
3 What occurs at the end of "The Story of an Hour"?

Louise Mallard falls down the stairs.

Josephine reveals that she lied.

Mr. Mallard returns home.

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

Memory loss

Heart trouble

Cancer

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

Life

Death

Why

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

Depression

Strength

Repression

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

Car accident

Heart attack

Train accident

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

Anticipation

Exhaustion

Grief

Ire
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 necessity

As a puzzle

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

Fear

Companionship

Hatred

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

Nature

The bedroom

Her grief

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

Cherie

Amélie

Jacqueline

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

In childhood

At birth

Last spring

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

Her son chases her out.

She is afraid of ghosts.

Her master needs help.

Chéri is wounded.
16 What is the name of the plantation in "Beyond the Bayou"?

Bellissime

Valmêt

Valmondé

Aubigny
17 In what season does "Beyond the Bayou" occur?

Winter

Autumn

Spring

Summer
18 What occurs when Chéri goes hunting in "Beyond the Bayou"?

He shoots himself in the leg.

An animal lashes out at him.

He is chased by something.

He gets caught in a trap.
19 What happens to La Folle when she first leaves the bayou in "Beyond the Bayou"?

She remains calm.

She goes mad and faints.

She drops Chéri.

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

On the road

On the veranda of the plantation house

On the shore of the bayou

In her hut
21 What does NOT describe La Folle in "Beyond the Bayou"?

Isolated

Afraid

Strong

Arrogant
22 Who is La Folle in "Beyond the Bayou"?

The wife of a plantation owner

A freed woman

A slave

A poor tenant
23 Why are the other people on the plantation surprised in "Beyond the Bayou"?

La Folle will not speak.

La Folle has crossed the bayou.

The bayou is not very deep.

P'tit Maître is dead.
24 How does La Folle feel at the end of "Beyond the Bayou"?

Content

Tired

Confused

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

Pauline

No one

Ma'ame Pélagie

La Petite

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