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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Mr. Pontellier is asleep, Mrs. Pontellier leaves the room and:
(a) Cries almost uncontrollably
(b) Writes letters to her father
(c) Devises a scheme to move out
(d) Reads a book

2. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?
(a) Madame Lebrun
(b) Adele Ratignolle
(c) The Woman in Black
(d) Celestine

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

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

5. According to Edna, her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an:
(a) Amiable thing to do
(b) Act of convenience
(c) Accident
(d) Act of rebellion

Short Answer Questions

1. Raoul's condition prompts Mr. Pontellier to accuse his wife of:

2. How does Mrs. Pontellier react when her husband comes home from Klein's?

3. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?

4. What kind of woman is Edna not?

5. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

(see the answer key)

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