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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?
(a) He was irresitibly handsome and charming.
(b) He was completely different from her father.
(c) He was wealthy beyond her imagination.
(d) Her father and sister were violently opposed to him.

2. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.
(a) Quick, bright, yellowish brown, about the color of her hair
(b) Dull, slow, blue like the sky
(c) Green and grayish at the same time
(d) It is impossible to see her eyes hidden behind sunglasses

3. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?
(a) The day's paper has not yet reached the Grande Isle.
(b) He is a slow reader .
(c) He likes old news, not current news.
(d) He is too cheap to buy the day's paper.

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

5. What does Mrs. Pontellier overhear Madame Ratignolle relate to Monsieur Farival in great detail?
(a) One of her accouchements, or, childbirths
(b) Her intimate moments with her husband
(c) Her interest in writing a novel
(d) How to cook a chicken Creole style

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is very fond of Robert?

4. What kind of woman is Edna not?

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

(see the answer key)

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