I believe the sentence is too vague.
Answer:
The old house made creaking sounds.
A bicycle danced as i rode it.
Your cellphone sang as the ringtone went off.
My stapler clapped as i stapled my papers.
A sprinkler hissed as it shot out water.
Answer:
1.Because of her poor health, her family and friends assume that she is too fragile to endure the loss of her husband
Explanation:
Mallard's health is poor. She suffers from "heart trouble" (95). The significance of this is fully realized when the shock of seeing her husband at the end of the story causes her death.