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

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

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

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

5. Raoul's condition prompts Mr. Pontellier to accuse his wife of:
(a) Being a great mother
(b) Neglecting their children
(c) Hating him
(d) Giving Raoul the wrong medicine

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

2. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?

3. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?

4. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.

5. Once Mr. Pontellier is asleep, Mrs. Pontellier leaves the room and:

(see the answer key)

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