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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alcee Arobin?
(a) A member of the society of young men of fashion, a socialite
(b) A much sought-after bachelor
(c) An artist like herself
(d) A businessman with whom Leonce has dealings

2. How does Edna react to the news she learns at dinner?
(a) She is delighted.
(b) She is skeptical.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She has no reaction.

3. After declining Robert's invitation to go to the beach, how does Edna feel?
(a) She is glad to be alone and painting
(b) She feels contradictory, regretting she had not gone and glad that she had not.
(c) She feels sad, because it might the last time he ever asks her.
(d) She feels relieved, because she cannot swim.

4. Rather than paint, what does Mr. Pontellier think his wife should be doing?
(a) Getting a job
(b) Volunteering at a hospital
(c) Looking after the children and household
(d) Going back to school

5. Who, according to Madame Ratignolle, was naughty?
(a) Leonce
(b) Adele herself
(c) Etienne, one of Edna's sons
(d) Raoul

Short Answer Questions

1. Edna gradually awakens, as if from a dream to feel:

2. What does Edna finally admit to Mademoiselle Reisz?

3. The news of Robert's departure upsets Edna so much she goes to:

4. What does Edna do while her husband is in New York?

5. What does Edna see when Mademoiselle Reisz plays?

(see the answer key)

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