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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Pontellier stop reading his newspaper?
(a) He gets a telephone call.
(b) He cannot read it with any
(c) He gets a telegraph.
(d) His back hurts and he is uncomfortable.

2. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.
(a) Green and grayish at the same time
(b) Quick, bright, yellowish brown, about the color of her hair
(c) It is impossible to see her eyes hidden behind sunglasses
(d) Dull, slow, blue like the sky

3. What does Madame Ratignolle beg Robert to do?
(a) Accompany her to the house
(b) Start an affair with Edna
(c) Babsyit her children
(d) Fix her house

4. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:
(a) Her father's Mississippi plantation, Kentucky, and her sister's engagement
(b) The weather
(c) Her husband's business, their house on Esplanade Street
(d) Her children

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?

2. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?

3. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?

4. What is Edna realizing about herself?

5. What does Mr. Pontellier promise to bring back for his sons?

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