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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alone in her room, what does Edna do?
(a) She cuts up the linens with sharp scissors.
(b) She packs her bags but decides not to leave.
(c) She tears up a handkerchief, stomps on her wedding ring and smashes a vase.
(d) She laughs uncontrollably.

2. Why does Edna feel a pang of jealousy toward Madame Lebrun?
(a) She is more beautiful than Edna.
(b) She is richer than Edna.
(c) She is a better painter than Edna.
(d) Robert wrote to his mother but not to Edna.

3. Describe Alcee's kiss with Edna:
(a) It was a flaming torch that kindled desire.
(b) Edna felt like a whore afterward.
(c) It was cold, unemotional.
(d) It was the kind of kiss a brother gives a sister.

4. Edna thinks her husband's bad humor is because of:
(a) The hot weather
(b) His bad finances
(c) His work
(d) Her

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?

2. When Edna cannot find Mademoiselle Reisz, who does she go to for help?

3. Who does Mrs. Highcamp think her daughter would like?

4. Edna wonders how many years she has slept. Robert says:

5. What worries Mr. Pontellier about this situation?

(see the answer key)

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