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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they sail to the Cheniere Caminada, how does Edna feel?
(a) She feels she is being liberated.
(b) Oppressed
(c) Eager to experience a religious awakening
(d) Sick to her stomach

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

3. What effect has Alcee had on Edna?
(a) A frigthening effect
(b) A narcotic effect
(c) No effect whatsoever
(d) A subduing effect

4. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Their ability to drink a lot
(b) Their literary knowledge
(c) Their entire absence of prudery
(d) Their endurance especially when swimming

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on Tuesdays in the Pontellier home?

2. What does Madame Ratignolle think of the Mexicans?

3. When does Alcee finally say goodnight to Edna?

4. On the advice of Dr. Mandelet, what does Leonce decide to do?

5. Why are there no recent adult photographs of Robert at his mother's home?

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