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

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

3. What has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?
(a) He would devote himself to one married woman.
(b) He has written a novel.
(c) He has built a house.
(d) Gone fishing

4. How soon will Robert depart?
(a) In a fortnight
(b) The next day
(c) Within minutes
(d) That night

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street do the Pontelliers live?

2. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.

3. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

4. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?

5. Who is very fond of Robert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Mr. Pontellier is too angry and too demanding when he gets angry at his wife for breaking their Tuesday routine?

2. Does Robert appear in any way to be a "bad boy"? If so, how?

3. What is it about the ocean that emboldens Edna?

4. Describe Edna's feelings when she learns Robert is leaving for Mexico.

5. Mrs. Pontellier and Madame Ratignolle have a heated argument in which Edna says she would be willing to give up anything for her children except for herself. What does she mean by this? And why does it upset Madame Ratignolle so much?

6. Why does Edna throw such a violent fit after Leonce takes off to have dinner at the club?

7. Given all of the time and attention and affection from Robert and now his sudden departure, what kind of person is he? Do you think he is different from the man you first read about? Has he been deceptive? Is he fearful?

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

9. If Edna were to tell Leonce how she really felt, would he understand? Would he listen? How would she tell him so it would get through to him?

10. 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?

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