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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Madame Lebrun remarks that sometimes she thinks Mrs. Pontellier is:
(a) Callous
(b) Mysterious
(c) Devious
(d) Capricious

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

3. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?
(a) He was wealthy beyond her imagination.
(b) He was completely different from her father.
(c) He was irresitibly handsome and charming.
(d) Her father and sister were violently opposed to him.

4. What is Madame Antoine cooking for dinner?
(a) Tuna
(b) Bluefish
(c) Mullet, a type of fish
(d) Deer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna do at Madame Antoine's?

2. What effect does music generally have on Edna?

3. Why does Mr. Pontellier stop reading his newspaper?

4. What kind of woman is Edna not?

5. How soon will Robert depart?

(see the answer key)

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