Question

Which sentence from “The Story of an Hour” best sums up the author’s viewpoint about the restrictions women faced in marriages in the last decade of the nineteenth century?A. When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of the joy that kills. B. Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. C. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. D. It was [Richards] who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of "killed."Click the button to submit your answer.

Answer 1

The sentence from “The Story of an Hour” that best sums up the author’s viewpoint about the restrictions women faced in marriages in the last decade of the nineteenth century is "It was [Richards] who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of "killed." The answer is letter D.