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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Pontellier react when her husband comes home from Klein's?
(a) Angry that he is home so late
(b) With little interest
(c) With great enthusiasm
(d) Surprised that he is home so early

2. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?
(a) She longs to have another child.
(b) The mantel of reservation that had always enveloped her is loosening.
(c) The idea of living here year-round is gaining its appeal.
(d) The mantel of openness that had always enveloped her is tightening.

3. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.
(a) Quick, bright, yellowish brown, about the color of her hair
(b) It is impossible to see her eyes hidden behind sunglasses
(c) Green and grayish at the same time
(d) Dull, slow, blue like the sky

4. Who approaches Mr. Pontellier underneath a white sunshade?
(a) His wife, Mrs. Edna Pontellier and the young Robert Lebrun
(b) The local priest
(c) Robert LeBrun and his wife
(d) Madame Lebrun and her son Robert

5. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?
(a) He likes to spend time with old women.
(b) He is in search of a job.
(c) He had heard of it through a friend, thought he should see it.
(d) He spends every summer vacation there with his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pontellier send home to his wife while he is away?

2. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?

3. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

4. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?

5. What does Robert do while Mrs. Pontellier paints?

(see the answer key)

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