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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Pontellier react when her husband comes home from Klein's?
(a) With great enthusiasm
(b) Surprised that he is home so early
(c) Angry that he is home so late
(d) With little interest

2. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?
(a) A fat man
(b) A fat lady
(c) A green and yellow iguana
(d) A green and yellow parrot

3. 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

4. Who does Robert ask to perform for Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Mademoiselle Reisz
(b) Madame Lebrun
(c) Madame Ratignolle
(d) Mr. Pontellier

5. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?
(a) They are feeling the throbbings of desire.
(b) They are allowing anger to fester within themselves.
(c) They are learning to be silent around each other.
(d) They have a lot to say but cannot find the right words.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Farival twins perform at the Grand Isle celebration?

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

4. What does Edna see when Mademoiselle Reisz plays?

5. What does Mademoiselle Reisz say to Edna after her performance?

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