View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adele Ratignolle urge Robert to do?
(a) To get a part-time job
(b) To leave Edna Pontellier alone
(c) To find someone his own age
(d) To leave the Grande Isle

2. On the advice of Dr. Mandelet, what does Leonce decide to do?
(a) Send her back to Kentucky
(b) Divorce her
(c) Institutionalize her
(d) Not bring her to New York with him

3. Was Edna a good swimming student?
(a) No. Robert was frustrated and thought it was futile to teach her.
(b) She was outstanding.
(c) No one has seen her swim, so no one can say.
(d) Decent. Robert thought she needed more lessons.

4. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?
(a) She is fond of them because the law says she should be.
(b) She is fond of them in an uneven, impulsive way.
(c) She adores them completely.
(d) She is not fond of them at all.

5. Edna wonders how many years she has slept. Robert says:
(a) You have slept precisely one hundred years.
(b) An entire day
(c) You have slept exactly one hundred minutes.
(d) About half an hour

Short Answer Questions

1. Around what time does Edna finally get up?

2. What happens on Tuesdays in the Pontellier home?

3. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?

4. What does Edna do that surprises everyone?

5. Once Mr. Pontellier realizes Edna will not come to bed, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 359 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample