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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Their ability to drink a lot
(b) Their endurance especially when swimming
(c) Their entire absence of prudery
(d) Their literary knowledge

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

4. Where is Mr. Pontellier eager to go the next day?
(a) Bourbon Street, the heart of New Orleans
(b) Easy Street, to open a bar
(c) Carondelet Street, the business center of the city
(d) Wall Street, to conduct business

5. 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) The idea of living here year-round is gaining its appeal.
(d) She longs to have another child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Was Edna a good swimming student?

2. Does Mrs. Pontellier feel comfortable in the company of Creoles?

3. What does Edna see when Mademoiselle Reisz plays?

4. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?

5. What does Robert talk a great deal about?

(see the answer key)

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