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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Pontellier children feel about their house being renovated?
(a) Excited
(b) They do not understand.
(c) Upset
(d) Confused

2. What folly has Mrs. Pontellier committed, according to her husband?
(a) She has bathed at a bad time.
(b) She has taken swimming lessons .
(c) She has bought an ugly swimsuit.
(d) She is under a white sunshade when a black one would be better.

3. What effect does music generally have on Edna?
(a) None. She hates music.
(b) It has a way of making her anxious.
(c) Sedative. It makes her sleepy.
(d) It has a way of evoking pictures in her mind.

4. What does Edna do when her husband orders her to come inside?
(a) She asks if they can get a larger cottage.
(b) She suggests they take a walk.
(c) She obeys him instantly.
(d) She refuses to obey him.

5. Who is Mademoiselle Reisz surprised to see at her doorstep?
(a) Edna
(b) Adele
(c) Victor
(d) Robert

Short Answer Questions

1. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?

2. Who approaches Mr. Pontellier underneath a white sunshade?

3. What kind of woman is Edna not?

4. As Edna walks around town, who occupies her thoughts?

5. What does Edna call the piece she often hears Mademoiselle Reisz play?

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