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37. Which of the following best explains the signifi-
cance of the title of the story?
(A) Mr. Mallard was only an hour late arriving
home from his trip.
(B) Mrs. Mallard’s hope for freedom lasted for
only a short time.
(C) Mrs. Mallard only dreamt that her husband
had been killed.
(D) Josephine imagined for a short time that her
sister was grieving.
(E) Mrs. Mallard imagined for a brief moment
that her husband was still alive.
38. Mrs. Mallard reacts to the news of her husband’s
death
(A) stoically
(B) indifferently
(C) with mixed emotions
(D) cynically
(E) without emotion
(5)
(10)
(15)
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■ SAT II Subject Tests
39. It can be inferred that Mr. Mallard was
(A) a travelling salesman
(B) a controlling person
(C) an abusive husband
(D) a railway worker
(E) an older man
40. The latchkey turning in the door suggests that
the person who will enter is a
(A) family member
(B) doctor
(C) government official
(D) representative of the railroad
(E) newspaper reporter
41. An important characteristic of the story is
(A) allusion
(B) metaphor
(C) simile
(D) skepticism
(E) irony
42. The doctors believed that Mrs. Mallard died
because
(A) she was elated to see her husband still alive
(B) she was frightened by her husband’s
apparition