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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 had Edna attempted to learn all summer?
(a) How to swim
(b) How to fish
(c) How to cook
(d) How to memorize poetry

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

3. What does Mr. Pontellier promise to bring back for his sons?
(a) Bourbon balls
(b) Bonbons and peanuts
(c) Candies and walnuts
(d) Ice cream

4. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?
(a) A fat man
(b) A green and yellow iguana
(c) A green and yellow parrot
(d) A fat lady

5. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?
(a) She is very physically affectionate.
(b) She speaks to Edna in a very mean tone.
(c) She never looks Edna in the eye when speaking to her.
(d) She rubs Edna's belly whenever she wants to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Edna realizing about herself?

3. According to Edna, her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an:

4. How does Robert respond to Adele's request?

5. What does Madame Ratignolle beg Robert to do?

(see the answer key)

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