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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Mademoiselle Reisz's performance affect anyone else?
(a) It excites the adults only.
(b) It excites the children only.
(c) It arouses everyone.
(d) Only those who know music

2. Where does Robert suggest he and Edna go the next day?
(a) The Cayman Islands
(b) Grande Cheniere
(c) The Grand Canyon
(d) Grande Terre

3. What news does Edna learn once she joins the others for dinner?
(a) That Robert is going to Mexico
(b) That Robert is actually married to Mariequita
(c) That Robert is going to New York
(d) That Robert is going to Europe

4. What does Adele Ratignolle urge Robert to do?
(a) To leave Edna Pontellier alone
(b) To leave the Grande Isle
(c) To find someone his own age
(d) To get a part-time job

5. When talking to both Adele and Edna, Robert is jovial and jokes often. Is he this way when alone with Edna?
(a) No, he is not.
(b) Yes, he is.
(c) The author gives few clues as to how he behaves when alone with Edna.
(d) It depends on whether her husband is in the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What folly has Mrs. Pontellier committed, according to her husband?

2. Once Mr. Pontellier is asleep, Mrs. Pontellier leaves the room and:

3. When Mr. Pontellier checks in on his sons, he thinks that Raoul has:

4. How does Robert respond to Adele's request?

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

(see the answer key)

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