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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Edna realizing about herself?
(a) That she likes Victor, not Robert
(b) That she has some emotions for Robert
(c) That her children are a massive burden
(d) That she hates her husband

2. Describe Mr. Ratignolle:
(a) Salt of the earth, cheerful, good hearted with common sense
(b) Dark, somber, not given to saying much to anyone
(c) Quiet, stoic
(d) Overly talkative

3. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?
(a) He was completely different from her father.
(b) Her father and sister were violently opposed to him.
(c) He was irresitibly handsome and charming.
(d) He was wealthy beyond her imagination.

4. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?
(a) No, he is not.
(b) The author gives few clues as to how he behaves when alone with Edna.
(c) It depends on whether her husband is in the room.
(d) Yes, he is.

5. Why does Edna choose to remain in the hammock?
(a) She thinks it may make Leonce romantic.
(b) She feels that her will had blazed up, stubborn and resistant.
(c) She has always preferred hammocks to beds.
(d) She likes the salty air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor explain about women to Mr. Pontellier?

2. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?

3. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?

4. Where does Edna go with her sketches?

5. Who has written to Mademoiselle Reisz asking about Edna?

(see the answer key)

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