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1. Mrs. Mallard's philosophy of love and marriage is
    typical of a formulaic romance.
True
False


2. Which character best typfies a romance novel hero?
A. Jehovah's Witness
B. Lawyer living in a Manhattan penthouse
C. High school music teacher
D. Computer geek
E. Social worker


3. The open window in the bedroom represents ...
A. Careless housekeeping
B. Mrs. Mallard's suicidal tendency
C. An opening to a larger, freer world
D. An uncaring universe
E. All of the above


4. How do formulaic and imaginative fiction differ?
A. In one the characters are thinly developed; in the other
          they are overweight
B. One makes money; the other foments revolution
C. One deals in certainties; the other in ambiguities
D. One is highly popular; the other never read
E. All of the above


5. Mrs. Mallard's views ofn love and marriage were ...
A. Controversial for that era
B. Oriented toward pleasing her husband
C. Traditional for that era
D. Treasonous, even by today's standards
E. All of the above


6. How does Mrs. Mallard view marriage? As a ...
A. "Monstrous joy"
B. Cruelty to women
C. Flexible arrangement allowing maximum freedom
D. Struggle of wills between two people
E. All of the above


7. The story's irony occurs when ...
A. Brently Mallard walks in the door
B. Mrs. Mallard dies at the peak of her freedom
C. The doctor attributes the cause of death to joy
D. Josephine worries Mrs. Mallard is sick with grief
E. All of the above

7. In your opinion, does Mrs. Mallard love her husband?





8. Does Mrs. Mallard's reaction to her husband's death reflect cold-heartedness or the complicated nature of marriage?