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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Pontellier checks in on his sons, he thinks that Raoul has:
(a) A strange animal with him
(b) A fever
(c) Been having nightmares
(d) A bizarre disease

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

3. What had Edna attempted to learn all summer?
(a) How to memorize poetry
(b) How to swim
(c) How to fish
(d) How to cook

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

5. Who is Montel?
(a) A celebrity who vacations on the Grande Isle
(b) A man who is in love with Madame Lebrun
(c) A friend of Edna's
(d) A servant at the Lebrun estate

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?

2. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

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

4. What has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?

5. What does Robert jokingly say happened to Mrs. Pontellier when she was in the ocean?

(see the answer key)

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