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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Respectable Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Edna take her father when he visits?
(a) To visit Robert.
(b) To Mademoiselle Reisz for an evening of music.
(c) To see her painting show.
(d) To Madame Ratignolle's for an evening of music.

2. Who is at Mademoiselle Reisz's home when Edna goes for a visit?
(a) Victor.
(b) Léonce.
(c) Robert.
(d) No one; she is not home.

3. What does Léonce Pontellier send Edna after he returns to the city?
(a) A gift.
(b) Divorce papers.
(c) A letter with a poem.
(d) Money.

4. Who is Madame Lebrun?
(a) A woman who runs an illicit house.
(b) Léonce Pontellier's mother.
(c) The woman who rents out the vacation cottages.
(d) A famous pianist.

5. What vision does Edna have of herself as a little girl?
(a) Walking in a field of tall grass.
(b) Falling into an icy pond.
(c) Riding on the train.
(d) Being hit by a man in a carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pontellier want?

2. Why does Robert say Edna is cruel?

3. What is the opening setting for the novelette The Awakening?

4. How does Victor upset Edna at the dinner party?

5. Who comes to the pigeon house while Robert is there?

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