View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?
(a) The Woman in Black
(b) Celestine
(c) Adele Ratignolle
(d) Madame Lebrun

2. Who is very fond of Robert?
(a) His mother
(b) The Pontellier children
(c) No one. Everyone dislikes him.
(d) The church parishoners

3. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?
(a) He likes old news, not current news.
(b) He is a slow reader .
(c) The day's paper has not yet reached the Grande Isle.
(d) He is too cheap to buy the day's paper.

4. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?
(a) Yes, he is.
(b) It depends on whether her husband is in the room.
(c) No, he is not.
(d) The author gives few clues as to how he behaves when alone with Edna.

5. Edna gradually awakens, as if from a dream to feel:
(a) Like she should sleep and dream more
(b) That it is better to sleep in a real bed
(c) That she really is in a dream
(d) The realities pressing into her soul

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna do that surprises everyone?

2. What is Madame Antoine cooking for dinner?

3. What does Edna throw at Robert?

4. Was Edna a good swimming student?

5. What does Mademoiselle Reisz say to Edna after her performance?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 322 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample