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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has written to Mademoiselle Reisz asking about Edna?
(a) Robert
(b) Madame Antoine
(c) Mariequita
(d) Tonie

2. What does Robert jokingly say happened to Mrs. Pontellier when she was in the ocean?
(a) A spirit rose from the Gulf and found her.
(b) No one watched her because they knew she was a good swimmer.
(c) He never jokes.
(d) She looked like a shark.

3. Why does Edna cry when she listens to Mademoiselle Reisz play the piano?
(a) It reminds her of Leonce.
(b) It is actually awful but she cannot bring herself to say so.
(c) It is too beautiful to imagine.
(d) It elicits the emotions she felt earlier in the summer.

4. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?
(a) She is not fond of them at all.
(b) She adores them completely.
(c) She is fond of them in an uneven, impulsive way.
(d) She is fond of them because the law says she should be.

5. How does Victor Lebrun describe Edna?
(a) Cute but too thin
(b) Lacking in fashion taste
(c) Homely
(d) Ravishing

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Mrs. Pontellier feel comfortable in the company of Creoles?

2. And what does Leonce do when Edna asks him to come to bed?

3. What does Edna see when Mademoiselle Reisz plays?

4. What does Edna do at Madame Antoine's?

5. What does the doctor explain about women to Mr. Pontellier?

(see the answer key)

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