Short+Stories

**"The First Seven Years" Review and Assess questions, page 997**
2. What new ideas does Feld’s epiphany introduce that challenge the values he has always held?

3. In what ways might Feld’s epiphany (a) change his thinking in the future? (b) affect his attitude toward Miriam? (c) affect his attitude toward Sobel?

4. (a) With what external conflicts does Feld struggle? (b) What internal conflicts trouble him? (c) Which conflicts affect Feld the most?

5. (a) What external conflicts does Sobel face? (b) What internal conflicts trouble him?

6. (a) What image of Sobel begins the story? (b) What image of Sobel ends it? (c) What meaning do you find in the relationship of the beginning of the story to its ending?

7. (a) At the end of this story, have the characters’ situations changed? (b) If so, in what ways? If not, how might they change in the future?

**"The Story of an Hour" Review and Assess questions, page 639**
1. (a) In what ways is Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to her husband’s death an example of **situational irony**? (b) Do you think Mrs. Mallard is as surprised by her reaction as the reader is? Explain.

2. (a) In what ways is Mrs. Mallard’s death an example of situational irony? (b) Note two details from earlier in the story that add to the poignancy of this ironic ending.

3. In what way is the diagnosis of Mrs. Mallard’s cause of death an example of **dramatic irony**?

5. Review the story and identify the moment of **climax** (explain why your choice is the climax).

6. What is ironic about the story’s climax?

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