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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?
(a) Gone fishing
(b) He has built a house.
(c) He has written a novel.
(d) He would devote himself to one married woman.

2. When did Robert decide to make this trip?
(a) He cannot recall.
(b) That very afternoon, at four o'clock
(c) Last year
(d) Months before

3. Where is Mr. Pontellier eager to go the next day?
(a) Wall Street, to conduct business
(b) Bourbon Street, the heart of New Orleans
(c) Carondelet Street, the business center of the city
(d) Easy Street, to open a bar

4. According to Adele, what is Alcee's reputation?
(a) Dreadful
(b) Respectable
(c) Not really known
(d) Very good

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Edna search for?

2. What news does Edna learn once she joins the others for dinner?

3. Why does Edna tell Victor to stop singing?

4. Edna gradually awakens, as if from a dream to feel:

5. After declining Robert's invitation to go to the beach, how does Edna feel?

(see the answer key)

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