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Why does Josephine tells Louise about her husband's death as calmly as possible?
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Josephine is afraid of showing her emotions
Josephine doesn't want to worsen Louise's weak heart
Richards told Josephine to speak calmly
Josephine doesn't want Richarts to overhear what she is saying
How does Louise's heart condition relate to 19th-century societal expectations of women?
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It contrasts the expectation that women should be strong and independent
It supports the expectation that women should be career-oriented
It challenges the expectation that women should be emotional and nurturing
It reinforces the expectation that women should be passive and delicate
When Louise learns of her husband's death she first sobs with grief. What does Louise do after her crying subsides?
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She allows Josephine and Richards to comfort her
She goes outside to get some fresh air
She locks herself in her bedroom and sits by an open window
She immediately starts planning her husband's funeral
What is Louise's desire to be alone with her grief an indication of?
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Her inability to handle her emotions
Her inclination toward freedom and independence
Her desire for protection from trauma
Her need for social support during difficult times
What does Louise initially experience while looking out the window of her room?
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The sights and sounds of spring and a new feeling she can't describe
The comfort of a crowd gathering to mourn her husband's death
A storm approaching that seems to symbolize her bleak future ahead
People going about their lives in the streets and a sense of isolation
After she sits in front of the window for some time resisting her growing feelings, what is the word that Louise finally utters?
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Alone
Brently
Why
Free
What does Louise consider a small price to pay for her newfound freedom and independence?
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Feeling grief at her husband's death
Having to find a new home
Losing her social status
Being ostracized by her friends and family
Why does Louise come to feel joy after her husband's death?
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She realizes she always disliked Brently as a person
She knows she can find someone even wealthier to marry
She will now be independent and free
She can devote herself to helping her sister
What does Louise come to realize about marriage in general?
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It is only good when founded on true love
It takes good communication work for it to be successful
It is important to maintain for the good of society
It causes people to impose themselves on each other
When Josephine begs Louise to open the door so Louise won't make herself sick, what do her attempts to protect Louise suggest?
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The importance of emotional support for an individual's wellbeing
That 19th-century society equated controlling women with helping them
That Josephine actually felt personally jealous of Louise's independence
That 19th-century society was supportive of women's emotional wellbeing
How does Louise appear when she finally opens the door to her sister?
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Distraught and heartbroken
Defeated and submissive
Angry and resentful
Triumphant and radiant
Which of the following is ironic about the doctors' pronouncement of Louise's cause of death?
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They assume she died of sudden joy rather than the loss of it
They think her weak heart gave out when in fact it didn't
They attribute her death to Brently's appearance when it was actually unrelated
They believe that her marriage was oppressive and harmful
