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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna do that surprises everyone?
(a) She forces Leonce to swim with her.
(b) She takes surfing lessons.
(c) She jumps into the ocean and swims by herself.
(d) She runs up and down the beach like a madwoman.

2. What has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?
(a) He would devote himself to one married woman.
(b) He has built a house.
(c) Gone fishing
(d) He has written a novel.

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

4. Who is very fond of Robert?
(a) The church parishoners
(b) His mother
(c) The Pontellier children
(d) No one. Everyone dislikes him.

5. What is Edna realizing about herself?
(a) That she has some emotions for Robert
(b) That her children are a massive burden
(c) That she likes Victor, not Robert
(d) That she hates her husband

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Pontellier react when her husband comes home from Klein's?

2. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?

3. What had Edna attempted to learn all summer?

4. Madame Lebrun remarks that sometimes she thinks Mrs. Pontellier is:

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

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