Q: The questions below refer to the selection “‘Story of an Hour.’”
When Mrs. Mallard looked out the window as she reacted to the news of her husband’s death, she saw “patches of blue sky showing here
and there through the clouds” and “the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.” These images are most probably intended to
a.
point out the irony of nature’s indifference to human affairs.
b.
evoke a flavor of the beautiful Louisiana countryside.
c.
suggest Mrs. Mallard’s intense feeling for nature.
d.
symbolize Mrs. Mallard’s promise of new life.
A: Symbolize Mrs. Mallard?s promise of new life.
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