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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Montel?
(a) A servant at the Lebrun estate
(b) A celebrity who vacations on the Grande Isle
(c) A friend of Edna's
(d) A man who is in love with Madame Lebrun

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

3. What had Edna attempted to learn all summer?
(a) How to fish
(b) How to cook
(c) How to swim
(d) How to memorize poetry

4. What does Edna throw at Robert?
(a) A pillow
(b) Her shoe
(c) A frying pan
(d) An orange she plucked from a tree

5. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Their ability to drink a lot
(b) Their endurance especially when swimming
(c) Their entire absence of prudery
(d) Their literary knowledge

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Farival twins perform at the Grand Isle celebration?

2. Why does Edna choose to remain in the hammock?

3. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?

4. Edna thinks her husband's bad humor is because of:

5. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?

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