Which of the statements below best summarizes the story? A)Upon receiving the news of her husband's death in a railroad accident from her sister, Mrs.
Mallard is overcome with grief. She enters her room and slowly realizes that she is happy that
her husband has died, because his death represents a new freedom. She goes downstairs later
and sees her husband come home. She dies as a result, "from the joy that kills, according to the
doctors.
B)Mrs. Mallard spends time grieving her husband's death in a room by herself. The room has a
chair she sits in, and there is a window that allows Mrs. Mallard to look out over the area around
her. She notices spring blossoms and a peddler. She spends much time in that room until she
realizes her husband is actually alive.
C)Mrs. Mallard grieves when she discovers the news of her husband's death. However, after she
enters her room to be alone, she slowly realizes she is happy with the sense of freedom that
comes with her husband's death. She ponders her life without her husband and grows excited
with the new opportunities now before her.
D)Mrs. Mallard enters her room when she discovers that her husband has died in a railroad
accident. Later, after a period of grieving, she heads downstairs to discover that her husband is
very much alive. Mrs. Mallard dies from the shock. The doctors conclude that she has died from
the joy that kills.