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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Edna learn once she joins the others for dinner?
(a) That Robert is actually married to Mariequita
(b) That Robert is going to New York
(c) That Robert is going to Europe
(d) That Robert is going to Mexico

2. Edna thinks her husband's bad humor is because of:
(a) His bad finances
(b) His work
(c) The hot weather
(d) Her

3. Who does Robert ask to perform for Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Mademoiselle Reisz
(b) Madame Lebrun
(c) Mr. Pontellier
(d) Madame Ratignolle

4. What does Mr. Pontellier send home to his wife while he is away?
(a) A basket filled with exquisite candies and fancy foods
(b) A basket filled with instructions on how she should behave
(c) A basket filled with eggs
(d) A basket filled with wine bottles

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon will Robert depart?

2. Who does Edna search for?

3. What effect does music generally have on Edna?

4. How has Robert's going away affected Edna?

5. How does Edna feel upon leaving the Ratignolles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Edna cry so hard after her husband scolds her for being what he considers a neglectful mother?

2. What do you think compelled Edna to jump into the ocean for a swim?

3. Is Edna taking a big risk by going to the Lebrun house to find Mademoiselle Reisz's address?

4. Madame Ratignolle--what kind of woman is she?

5. What is the purpose of Mariequita in this part of the story?

6. Why do you think Robert manages to get Mademoiselle Reisz to play for Edna?

7. Why does Edna leave the Ratignolles in a depressed rather than a happy state of mind?

8. Why does Robert want to stay and talk to Edna rather than leave?

9. What do you think the author means when she says Edna was beginning to understand her place in the universe as a woman and as a human being?

10. In Chapter 11, Edna defies her husband. Is she victorious?

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