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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Pontellier checks in on his sons, he thinks that Raoul has:
(a) A strange animal with him
(b) A fever
(c) A bizarre disease
(d) Been having nightmares

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

3. According to Edna, her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an:
(a) Act of convenience
(b) Act of rebellion
(c) Accident
(d) Amiable thing to do

4. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?
(a) She is very physically affectionate.
(b) She never looks Edna in the eye when speaking to her.
(c) She speaks to Edna in a very mean tone.
(d) She rubs Edna's belly whenever she wants to.

5. What does Mr. Pontellier send home to his wife while he is away?
(a) A basket filled with instructions on how she should behave
(b) A basket filled with eggs
(c) A basket filled with exquisite candies and fancy foods
(d) A basket filled with wine bottles

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?

2. What does Robert talk a great deal about?

3. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?

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

5. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?

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