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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert talk a great deal about?
(a) His mother
(b) His brother
(c) Mexico
(d) Himself

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

3. According to Edna, her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an:
(a) Act of rebellion
(b) Amiable thing to do
(c) Accident
(d) Act of convenience

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

5. Once Mr. Pontellier is asleep, Mrs. Pontellier leaves the room and:
(a) Devises a scheme to move out
(b) Cries almost uncontrollably
(c) Writes letters to her father
(d) Reads a book

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.

2. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

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

4. Raoul's condition prompts Mr. Pontellier to accuse his wife of:

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

(see the answer key)

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