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"?
Sadness

Annoyance

Anger

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

Richard

Brently

John
3 What occurs at the end of "The Story of an Hour"?
Josephine reveals that she lied.

Louise Mallard falls down the stairs.

Louise Mallard revels in her room.

Mr. Mallard returns home.
4 Why is Louise Mallard sick in "The Story of an Hour"?
Extreme old age

Heart trouble

Cancer

Memory loss
5 In "The Story of an Hour," what word does Louise repeat to herself in her room?
Death

Free

Why

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

Strength

Calmness

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

Stroke

Train accident

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

Exhaustion

Grief

Anticipation
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 puzzle

As a crime

As a necessity

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

Hatred

Fear

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

Her sister

The bedroom

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

Jacqueline

Cherie

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

Last spring

When she fell sick years ago

At birth
15 Why does La Folle go beyond the bayou in "Beyond the Bayou"?
Chéri is wounded.

She is afraid of ghosts.

Her son chases her out.

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

Aubigny

Valmondé

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

Autumn

Summer

Winter
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 drops Chéri.

She remains calm.

She goes mad and faints.

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

On the shore of the bayou

On the veranda of the plantation house

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

Strong

Afraid

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

A poor tenant

A freed woman

The wife of a plantation owner
23 Why are the other people on the plantation surprised in "Beyond the Bayou"?
P'tit Maître is dead.

The bayou is not very deep.

La Folle has crossed the bayou.

La Folle will not speak.
24 How does La Folle feel at the end of "Beyond the Bayou"?
Tired

Content

Afraid

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

No one

La Petite

Ma'ame Pélagie

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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