“The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
Which of the following quotes best represents the theme
of the story?
A. "But now there was a dull stare in her eyes. It
was not a glance of reflection, but rather
indicated a suspension of intelligent thought."
(Paragraph 8)
[1] Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble, great
care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her
husband's death
OB. "There would be no one to live for during those
coming years; she would live for herself. There
would be no powerful will bending hers"
(Paragraph 12)
It was her sister, Josephine, who told her in broken sentences; veiled
hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband's friend, Richards,
was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office
when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently
Mallard's name leading the list of "killed. He had only taken the time to
assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to
forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message
OC. "And yet she had loved him - sometimes. Often
she had not. What did it matter!" (Paragraph 13)
OD. "There was a feverish triumph in her eyes, and
she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of
Victory." (Paragraph 18)
She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same with a
paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with
sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm of
griet had spent itself, she went away to her room alone. She would have