Question

1. Which sentence best summarizes the text?

(1 Point)
A) Mrs. Mallard learns of her husband's death, looks out a window in grief, and dies due to a broken heart.
B) Mrs. Mallard suffers from heart disease and dies after she learns that her family lied about her husband's
death.
C) Mrs. Mallard, who has heart disease, welcomes her freedom after news of her husband's death, but falls to
her own death as she sees her husband come through the door alive.
D) Mrs. Mallard, a heart patient, hoped for her husband's death and when he dies, she celebrates so, she
ends up suffering a heart attack.

Answer 1

C) Mrs. Mallard, who has heart disease, welcomes her freedom after news of her husband's death, but falls to her own death as she sees her husband come through the door alive.

Step-by-step explanation:

After overcoming the slight grief that came with the news of the death of her husband, Mrs. Mallard chants the words "Free, free, free!" This reveals that she welcomes her freedom, she is free from her husband's restraints. However, after she sees her husband alive, she succumbs to her heart disease and dies. So, the most correct answer is option C.

I hope this helps!!

- Kay :)