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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 promise to bring back for his sons?
(a) Bourbon balls
(b) Ice cream
(c) Bonbons and peanuts
(d) Candies and walnuts

2. What is Edna realizing about herself?
(a) That she likes Victor, not Robert
(b) That she has some emotions for Robert
(c) That her children are a massive burden
(d) That she hates her husband

3. After declining Robert's invitation to go to the beach, how does Edna feel?
(a) She is glad to be alone and painting
(b) She feels relieved, because she cannot swim.
(c) She feels contradictory, regretting she had not gone and glad that she had not.
(d) She feels sad, because it might the last time he ever asks her.

4. What does Madame Ratignolle beg Robert to do?
(a) Babsyit her children
(b) Accompany her to the house
(c) Fix her house
(d) Start an affair with Edna

5. What does Robert do while Mrs. Pontellier paints?
(a) He paints, too.
(b) He tickles her.
(c) He becomes very silent.
(d) He often rests his head on her arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

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

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

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

5. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?

(see the answer key)

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