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The Story of an Hourby Kate ChopinKnowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband’s friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he 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.” He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.1 of 2QuestionUse the passage from “The Story of an Hour” to answer the question.Which phrase describes a theme suggested by the details in the passage?(1 point)Responsescoming of agecoming of agehuman versus naturehuman versus natureloss of innocenceloss of innocencehiding the true self

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The phrase that describes a theme suggested by the details in the passage is hiding the true self.

In the excerpt, Mrs. Mallard experiences a range of emotions following the news of her husband's death, indicating a deeper complexity in her feelings that may reflect her true self, which is hidden beneath societal expectations and her marriage. The physical exhaustion she experiences suggests that the emotional burden she's been carrying may have prevented her from fully expressing her authentic identity.