English 102 - Critical Thinking/Lit » Summer 2021 » Quiz on the Storm, The Story of an Hour, The Cathedral

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Question #1
In "The Storm", what does Alcee Laballiere ask Calixta to do when he rides in at the gate?
A.   He asks for her to run away with him
B.   He asks for her hand in marriage
C.   He asks to wait on her home’s gallery until the storm ends
Question #2
In "The Storm," what happens as the storm rages on?
A.   Alcee murders Calixta
B.   Alcee and Calixta argue about their past
C.   Alcee and Calixta have sex
Question #3
In "The Storm," what happens after the storm ends?
A.   Alcee and Calixta leave their families and run off together
B.   Alcee and Calixta both go back to their married lives
C.   Calixta’s husband finds her body in the gallery
Question #4
In "The Story of an Hour," what is the news that is broken to Mrs. Mallard in the beginning of the story?
A.   That her husband has left her for another woman
B.   That her husband, Brently Mallard, has been killed
C.   That her husband is on his deathbed suffering from a gunshot wound
Question #5
In "The Story of an Hour," how does Mrs. Mallard feel (privately) after hearing the news?
A.   She feels free and happy
B.   She feels heartbroken and grieved
C.   She feels confused and distrustful
Question #6
In "The Story of an Hour," what is the direct cause of Mrs. Mallard’s heart attack at the end of the story?
A.   Seeing her beloved husband dead
B.   A poisoned drink, which is a parting gift from her husband
C.   Seeing her husband walk through the door alive and well
Question #7
In "Cathedral" what is the narrator’s relation to the blind man?
A.   The blind man is his cousin who comes to stay with him for a few days
B.   The blind man is his wife’s old friend who comes to spend the night
C.   The blind man is his estranged father with whom he feels uncomfortable and awkward
Question #8
What, about the blind man, is most surprising to the narrator when he first sees him?
A.   He is wearing a full beard
B.   He has a full head of white hair
C.   He doesn't have walking stick
Question #9
In "Cathedral," what does the narrator offer the blind man (Robert) after dinner?
A.   To smoke some dope with him
B.   To smoke a cigar with him
C.   To play cards with him
Question #10
In the story "Cathedral," when the narrator is unable to describe the cathedral he sees on TV to the blind man, what does the man suggest?
A.   That they drive to the nearest cathedral in town
B.   That he draw the cathedral
C.   That he write a poem about the cathedral

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