The Story of an Hour – RL.11-12.5 & RL.11-12.6 Formative Assessment (3/27/2025)

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What structural choice does Chopin make at the beginning of the story?

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How does the story’s structure contribute to the ironic ending?

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Why is the shift from grief to joy significant to the story’s structure?

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How does Chopin’s use of internal monologue affect the story’s structure?

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How would the impact of the story change if it were told in chronological order, with Brently returning home first?

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What effect does the confined setting (mainly one room) have on the story’s meaning?

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Evaluate how the pacing of the story—from crisis to climax to twist ending—impacts the reader’s understanding of freedom.

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What point of view is used in the story?

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Which line best shows Chopin’s use of irony?

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What is ironic about the doctors' conclusion that Mrs. Mallard died “of joy that kills”?

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Evaluate how the narrator manipulates the reader’s perception of Louise’s reaction to her husband’s death.

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What does Louise mean when she whispers, “Free, free, free”?

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Which statement best reflects the difference between what is said and what is meant?

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How does the story use understatement to mask Louise’s internal conflict?

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How does Chopin’s narrator use both irony and understatement to critique marriage in the 19th century?