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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna do that surprises everyone?
(a) She takes surfing lessons.
(b) She forces Leonce to swim with her.
(c) She jumps into the ocean and swims by herself.
(d) She runs up and down the beach like a madwoman.

2. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?
(a) They are allowing anger to fester within themselves.
(b) They have a lot to say but cannot find the right words.
(c) They are learning to be silent around each other.
(d) They are feeling the throbbings of desire.

3. What does Edna call the piece she often hears Mademoiselle Reisz play?
(a) Solitaire
(b) Swinging Blues
(c) Sunshine
(d) Solitude

4. Who approaches Mr. Pontellier underneath a white sunshade?
(a) Madame Lebrun and her son Robert
(b) The local priest
(c) Robert LeBrun and his wife
(d) His wife, Mrs. Edna Pontellier and the young Robert Lebrun

5. What do Robert and Edna do before Mr. Pontellier returns to the cottage?
(a) They debate the merits of American literature.
(b) She sits in the hammock and Robert smokes, in silence.
(c) They play games with the children.
(d) They bake a pie together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?

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

3. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?

4. What does Edna do when her husband orders her to come inside?

5. Where does Robert take Edna to recover?

(see the answer key)

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