"The Story of an Hour" Reading Interpretation Questions Directions: Refer to the text of "The Story of an Hour" when responding to the following questions. Write in complete sentences, and check your work to ensure you have fully answered the questions. Refer to instances in the story to support your answers. 1) What clues in the story indicate that "The Story of an Hour" is set in the late 1800's? 2) What is the significance of the title? 3) What are the conflicts in "The Story of an Hour"? Label the conflicts as external or internal. 4) Is Mrs. Mallard a round or flat character? Is she static or dynamic? How do you know? 5) Why do you think the author mentions in the first paragraph that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with "heart trouble"? 6) The setting of the story is very limited; it is confined largely to a room, a staircase, and a front door. How does this limitation help to express the themes or big ideas of the story? In other words, why is the setting so limited? 7) In what ways is this passage significant?
