Question

3. What inference can the reader make about the narrator's feelings toward Mrs. Mallard's cause of

death when she says "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease-of joy
that kills"?
(1 Point)
A) The narrator mentions "joy that kills" to indicate that Mallard was so glad her husband was not dead that
she died of happiness.
B) The narrator mentions "joy that kills" to indicate that Mallard's happiness for her freedom was destroyed
when her husband returns home alive.
C) The narrator mentions "joy that kills" to indicate that Mallard did not really have a heart problem, rather
she was so overjoyed that her heart went out.
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D) The narrator mentions "joy that kills" to indicate that Mallard's love for her husband killed any thought of
independence she had.
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Answer 1

A) The narrator mentions "joy that kills" to indicate that Mallard was so glad her husband was not dead that she died of happiness

Step-by-step explanation:

The inference that the reader can make about the narrator's feelings toward Mrs. Mallard's cause of death when she says "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease-of joy

that kills" is to indicate that Mallard was so glad her husband was not dead that she died of happiness