A Wagner Matinee Story By Willa Cather
12 Questions
| Attempts: 211
“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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