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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does music generally have on Edna?
(a) None. She hates music.
(b) Sedative. It makes her sleepy.
(c) It has a way of evoking pictures in her mind.
(d) It has a way of making her anxious.

2. Where does Robert suggest he and Edna go the next day?
(a) The Grand Canyon
(b) The Cayman Islands
(c) Grande Terre
(d) Grande Cheniere

3. What does Mr. Pontellier send home to his wife while he is away?
(a) A basket filled with instructions on how she should behave
(b) A basket filled with eggs
(c) A basket filled with wine bottles
(d) A basket filled with exquisite candies and fancy foods

4. What folly has Mrs. Pontellier committed, according to her husband?
(a) She has bought an ugly swimsuit.
(b) She has taken swimming lessons .
(c) She has bathed at a bad time.
(d) She is under a white sunshade when a black one would be better.

5. What do the Farival twins perform at the Grand Isle celebration?
(a) A skit they wrote about an evil king
(b) A duet from Zampa on the piano
(c) A scene from La Traviata
(d) A duet from a Puccini opera

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?

2. What does Robert jokingly say happened to Mrs. Pontellier when she was in the ocean?

3. Who does Edna ask the little Negro girl to wake up?

4. Who does Robert ask to perform for Mrs. Pontellier?

5. Where is Mr. Pontellier eager to go the next day?

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