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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awakening, Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mr. Pontellier arrive at the cottage after the swim?
(a) With Edna.
(b) Around 11.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) By light the next morning.

2. About what do Léonce Pontellier and Edna often argue?
(a) That she is not careful with her health.
(b) That she neglects the children.
(c) That she is working too hard.
(d) That she will not learn to speak Creole French.

3. What does Edna do that terrifies her?
(a) Swims out too far in the Gulf.
(b) Falls down the stairs.
(c) Plays the piano in front of many others.
(d) Drops her baby.

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

5. What is one childhood crush Edna remembers?
(a) On a school teacher.
(b) On a farmer boy.
(c) On a minister.
(d) On a cavalry officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Robert tell Edna he is going?

2. What does Léonce Pontellier send Edna after he returns to the city?

3. Why does Edna cry after Robert leaves?

4. What does Robert help Edna do?

5. How does Edna speak to her husband?

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