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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?
(a) She adores them completely.
(b) She is not fond of them at all.
(c) She is fond of them because the law says she should be.
(d) She is fond of them in an uneven, impulsive way.

2. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?
(a) A fat man
(b) A fat lady
(c) A green and yellow parrot
(d) A green and yellow iguana

3. Who is very fond of Robert?
(a) His mother
(b) No one. Everyone dislikes him.
(c) The Pontellier children
(d) The church parishoners

4. 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 is under a white sunshade when a black one would be better.
(d) She has bought an ugly swimsuit.

5. What kind of woman is Edna not?
(a) A mother-woman
(b) A career woman
(c) A crazy woman
(d) A mean woman

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Pontellier stop reading his newspaper?

3. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?

4. Does Mrs. Pontellier feel comfortable in the company of Creoles?

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

(see the answer key)

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