A Wagner Matinee Story By Willa Cather

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“A Wagner Matinee” is a short story by Willa Cather, first published in Everybody’s Magazine in February 1904. Despite being over a hundred years old, the poem is still highly regarded and studied today by students and poetry enthusiasts.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    Georgiana is Clark's
    • A. 

      Mother

    • B. 

      Daughter

    • C. 

      Aunt

    • D. 

      Grandmother

  • 2. 
    Clark lives in
    • A. 

      New York City

    • B. 

      Boston

    • C. 

      Chicago

    • D. 

      Los Angeles

  • 3. 
    Georgiana lives in
    • A. 

      Ohio

    • B. 

      North Dakota

    • C. 

      Nebraska

    • D. 

      Virginia

  • 4. 
    Clark takes Georgiana to a
    • A. 

      Play

    • B. 

      Carnival

    • C. 

      Concert

    • D. 

      Dinner

  • 5. 
    Georgiana was well-dressed upon arrival.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 6. 
    Georgiana loved music.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 7. 
    Why did Georgiana cry after the program?
  • 8. 
    Define the word inert.
  • 9. 
    How would this story be different if it were written by a Romantic instead of a Realist?  Hint: How would the descriptions of Nebraska differ?
  • 10. 
    What words did Mrs. Mallard repeat when she found out her husband was dead?
    • A. 

      No

    • B. 

      Free

    • C. 

      Love

    • D. 

      Yes

  • 11. 
    Who died at the end of the story?
    • A. 

      Josephine

    • B. 

      Richards

    • C. 

      Mrs. Mallard

    • D. 

      Mr. Mallard

  • 12. 
    The twist at the end of the story (the death from question #13) is an example of
    • A. 

      Verbal Irony

    • B. 

      Situational Irony

    • C. 

      Dramatic Irony

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