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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 has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?
(a) Gone fishing
(b) He would devote himself to one married woman.
(c) He has built a house.
(d) He has written a novel.

2. What does Robert talk a great deal about?
(a) His mother
(b) Himself
(c) Mexico
(d) His brother

3. What do Robert and Edna do before Mr. Pontellier returns to the cottage?
(a) They debate the merits of American literature.
(b) They play games with the children.
(c) She sits in the hammock and Robert smokes, in silence.
(d) They bake a pie together.

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

5. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?
(a) She never looks Edna in the eye when speaking to her.
(b) She is very physically affectionate.
(c) She speaks to Edna in a very mean tone.
(d) She rubs Edna's belly whenever she wants to.

Short Answer Questions

1. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?

2. What does Edna see when Mademoiselle Reisz plays?

3. Does Mademoiselle Reisz's performance affect anyone else?

4. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?

5. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?

(see the answer key)

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