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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Emancipation: A Life Fable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Edna give Robert for having a photo of Alcée in her house?
(a) She likes his face.
(b) She is sketching him.
(c) She offers no explanation.
(d) She is having an affair with him.

2. What does Léonce think he has learned by Edna's interaction with her father?
(a) That Edna is spoiled by her father.
(b) That she is scared of her father.
(c) That she controls her father.
(d) That she has a deep family attachment he had not noticed before.

3. Who stays behind after the dinner party?
(a) Alcée.
(b) Victor.
(c) Dr. Mandelet.
(d) Robert.

4. Why is Edna's family opposed to marriage to Léonce?
(a) He is Catholic.
(b) He has no family in the United States.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He is from Mexico.

5. Why does Robert take Edna to Madame Antoine's home?
(a) To have Edna's portrait drawn.
(b) Edna is feeling ill.
(c) To introduce her to Madame Antoine.
(d) To seduce her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert say forced him to go to Mexico?

2. Where does Edna ask Robert go with her the morning after the swim?

3. Though Edna has fallen from her high position in society, what does she feel has improved?

4. Why does Léonce scold Edna?

5. What does Léonce fear about Edna?

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