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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Edna realizing about herself?
(a) That she has some emotions for Robert
(b) That her children are a massive burden
(c) That she hates her husband
(d) That she likes Victor, not Robert

2. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?
(a) He was irresitibly handsome and charming.
(b) He was wealthy beyond her imagination.
(c) He was completely different from her father.
(d) Her father and sister were violently opposed to him.

3. Describe Madame Antoine:
(a) Thin, walks elegantly and speaks beautiful English
(b) Short, with a rather unforgettable face
(c) Fat, walks heavily and clumsily, speaks no English but is warm and friendly
(d) Short, stout, angry and scary like a guard dog

4. What does Adele Ratignolle urge Robert to do?
(a) To find someone his own age
(b) To leave Edna Pontellier alone
(c) To get a part-time job
(d) To leave the Grande Isle

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?

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

3. What does Edna do when her husband orders her to come inside?

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

5. Once Mr. Pontellier is asleep, Mrs. Pontellier leaves the room and:

(see the answer key)

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