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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?
(a) He cannot afford pipes.
(b) He thinks it makes him look good.
(c) He cannot afford cigars.
(d) No particular reasons

2. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?
(a) No, he is not.
(b) The author gives few clues as to how he behaves when alone with Edna.
(c) It depends on whether her husband is in the room.
(d) Yes, he is.

3. What does Robert jokingly say happened to Mrs. Pontellier when she was in the ocean?
(a) No one watched her because they knew she was a good swimmer.
(b) He never jokes.
(c) She looked like a shark.
(d) A spirit rose from the Gulf and found her.

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

5. What does Robert do while Mrs. Pontellier paints?
(a) He paints, too.
(b) He becomes very silent.
(c) He tickles her.
(d) He often rests his head on her arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Montel be next month?

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

3. What does Madame Ratignolle beg Robert to do?

4. When Mr. Pontellier checks in on his sons, he thinks that Raoul has:

5. What does Robert talk a great deal about?

(see the answer key)

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