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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 is not fond of them at all.
(b) She adores them completely.
(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. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?
(a) He cannot afford cigars.
(b) No particular reasons
(c) He thinks it makes him look good.
(d) He cannot afford pipes.

3. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:
(a) The weather
(b) Her children
(c) Her father's Mississippi plantation, Kentucky, and her sister's engagement
(d) Her husband's business, their house on Esplanade Street

4. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?
(a) The mantel of openness that had always enveloped her is tightening.
(b) The idea of living here year-round is gaining its appeal.
(c) The mantel of reservation that had always enveloped her is loosening.
(d) She longs to have another child.

5. What does opening up to Madame Ratignolle do for Edna?
(a) It makes her want to pack up and go home.
(b) It muddles her like wine, or like a first breath of freedom.
(c) It makes her realize her life is full.
(d) She wishes she had a psychiatrist to talk to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Pontellier promise to bring back for his sons?

3. Who is very fond of Robert?

4. Who approaches Mr. Pontellier underneath a white sunshade?

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

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