The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Knowing 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 2 Question Use the passage from “The Story of an Hour” to answer the question. Which lines from the passage support the theme "Life goes on"? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.” “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.” “In the street below a peddler was crying his wares.” “In the street below a peddler was crying his wares.” “Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.” “Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.” "Knowing 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.” "Knowing 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.” "When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone."
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The lines from the passage that support the theme "Life goes on" are:
These lines illustrate the continuation of life and the world around Mrs. Mallard, despite her personal tragedy.
