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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Edna choose to remain in the hammock?
(a) She has always preferred hammocks to beds.
(b) She feels that her will had blazed up, stubborn and resistant.
(c) She likes the salty air.
(d) She thinks it may make Leonce romantic.

2. When did Robert decide to make this trip?
(a) Last year
(b) He cannot recall.
(c) Months before
(d) That very afternoon, at four o'clock

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

4. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Their literary knowledge
(b) Their endurance especially when swimming
(c) Their entire absence of prudery
(d) Their ability to drink a lot

5. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?
(a) Celestine
(b) The Woman in Black
(c) Adele Ratignolle
(d) Madame Lebrun

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Madame Antoine:

2. Who is very fond of Robert?

3. Why does Edna feel a pang of jealousy toward Madame Lebrun?

4. What do Robert and Edna do before Mr. Pontellier returns to the cottage?

5. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?

(see the answer key)

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