1. Edna gradually awakens, as if from a dream to feel:
(a) That it is better to sleep in a real bed
(b) Like she should sleep and dream more
(c) The realities pressing into her soul
(d) That she really is in a dream

2. What does Mr. Pontellier send home to his wife while he is away?
(a) A basket filled with wine bottles
(b) A basket filled with instructions on how she should behave
(c) A basket filled with exquisite candies and fancy foods
(d) A basket filled with eggs

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

4. What does Madame Ratignolle think of the Mexicans?
(a) She knows nothing of them and is very curious.
(b) She confuses them with the Spanish.
(c) They are a treacherous, unscrupulous and revengeful people.
(d) They are the most delightful people she knows.

5. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?
(a) She longs to have another child.
(b) The mantel of reservation that had always enveloped her is loosening.
(c) The mantel of openness that had always enveloped her is tightening.
(d) The idea of living here year-round is gaining its appeal.