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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?
(a) He likes to spend time with old women.
(b) He spends every summer vacation there with his mother.
(c) He is in search of a job.
(d) He had heard of it through a friend, thought he should see it.

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

3. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?
(a) The day's paper has not yet reached the Grande Isle.
(b) He likes old news, not current news.
(c) He is too cheap to buy the day's paper.
(d) He is a slow reader .

4. What kind of woman is Edna not?
(a) A crazy woman
(b) A mother-woman
(c) A career woman
(d) A mean woman

5. Does Mrs. Pontellier feel comfortable in the company of Creoles?
(a) Absolutely
(b) She does not give it much thought.
(c) Not entirely
(d) Not at all

Short Answer Questions

1. What folly has Mrs. Pontellier committed, according to her husband?

2. What does Madame Ratignolle beg Robert to do?

3. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?

4. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

5. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?

(see the answer key)

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