Question at position 16 In "The Story of an Hour," what is the medical reason for Mrs. Mallard's death according to the doctors? 4ELIM29Respiratory failureSuicideHeart attackNatural causes单项选择题
A
Respiratory failure
B
Suicide
C
Heart attack
D
Natural causes

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Question at position 16 In "The Story of an Hour," what is the medical reason for Mrs. Mallard's death according to the doctors? 4ELIM29Respiratory failureSuicideHeart attackNatural causes

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The doctors in the story conclude that Mrs. Mallard's death was from a natural medical condition—specifically they say she died of heart disease described as “the joy that kills.” This is the canonical line at the end of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” and it frames the medical explanation given by the physicians as a natural-cause cardiac condition.

Relevant knowledge points and concepts:
- The narrator’s final line reports the doctors’ interpretation: Mrs. Mallard “had died of heart disease—of the joy that kills.”
- Literary context: the physicians interpret her death in conventional medical terms (a heart condition), whereas readers may infer shock or emotional overwhelm.
- Distinguishing medical labels: “heart disease” or “natural causes” differs from suicide or respiratory failure in both cause and intent.

Step-by-step reasoning:
1. Locate the textual evidence: the closing sentence explicitly states the doctors’ diagnosis—heart disease, tied to the paradoxical phrase “the joy that kills.”
2. Translate that diagnosis to the answer choices: the doctors attribute death to a natural, internal medical condition rather than external trauma or self-harm.
3. Compare each option:
   - Respiratory failure: not mentioned in the text; no signs of breathing collapse are described.
   - Suicide: the doctors do not suggest intentional self-harm; they view the death as medical.
   - Heart attack: while the doctors say “heart disease,” the text frames it as a chronic or natural cardiac condition rather than an acute, specified “heart attack.”
   - Natural causes: aligns with the doctors’ view that her death was from a medical heart condition (a natural internal cause).

Why the correct answer is correct:
The doctors’ summary—heart disease and “the joy that kills”—is their way of classifying her death as a natural medical event, so “Natural causes” matches their stated medical reason.

Other options (briefly):
- Respiratory failure: no textual support.
- Suicide: contradicts the doctors’ reading and the narrative framing.
- Heart attack: close but not the precise label used; the story emphasizes heart disease as a natural cause rather than an acute heart attack.

Conclusion: The correct answer is Natural causes, which matches the provided answer.

Question at position 16 In "The Story of an Hour," what is the medical reason for Mrs. Mallard's death according to the doctors? 4ELIM29Respiratory failureSuicideHeart attackNatural causes单项选择题

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