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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Pontellier stop reading his newspaper?
(a) He gets a telephone call.
(b) He cannot read it with any
(c) His back hurts and he is uncomfortable.
(d) He gets a telegraph.

2. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?
(a) Her pregnancy
(b) Her illness
(c) Her situation in life
(d) Her relationship with her husband

3. What does Mademoiselle Reisz say to Edna after her performance?
(a) It is the last time she will perform for anyone.
(b) Edna is the only one worth playing for.
(c) She would have preferred playing the violin.
(d) She should have chosen a different tune.

4. Who approaches Mr. Pontellier underneath a white sunshade?
(a) Madame Lebrun and her son Robert
(b) The local priest
(c) His wife, Mrs. Edna Pontellier and the young Robert Lebrun
(d) Robert LeBrun and his wife

5. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:
(a) The weather
(b) Her husband's business, their house on Esplanade Street
(c) Her father's Mississippi plantation, Kentucky, and her sister's engagement
(d) Her children

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Adele Ratignolle urge Robert to do?

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

5. What does Edna call the piece she often hears Mademoiselle Reisz play?

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