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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?
(a) No, he is not.
(b) The author gives few clues as to how he behaves when alone with Edna.
(c) It depends on whether her husband is in the room.
(d) Yes, he is.

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

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

4. What does Mr. Pontellier promise to bring back for his sons?
(a) Ice cream
(b) Candies and walnuts
(c) Bonbons and peanuts
(d) Bourbon balls

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.

2. When Mr. Pontellier checks in on his sons, he thinks that Raoul has:

3. Where is Mr. Pontellier eager to go the next day?

4. According to Edna, her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an:

5. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?

(see the answer key)

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