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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Edna go with her sketches?
(a) A flea market
(b) Madame Ratignolle's house
(c) Madame Lebrun's house
(d) The local artist's market

2. What does Mrs. Pontellier overhear Madame Ratignolle relate to Monsieur Farival in great detail?
(a) Her intimate moments with her husband
(b) How to cook a chicken Creole style
(c) One of her accouchements, or, childbirths
(d) Her interest in writing a novel

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

4. Who is Alcee Arobin?
(a) An artist like herself
(b) A much sought-after bachelor
(c) A businessman with whom Leonce has dealings
(d) A member of the society of young men of fashion, a socialite

5. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?
(a) She never looks Edna in the eye when speaking to her.
(b) She is very physically affectionate.
(c) She rubs Edna's belly whenever she wants to.
(d) She speaks to Edna in a very mean tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

2. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?

3. Leonce is so dissatisfied with dinner he leaves to:

4. How does Madame Ratignolle explain the behavior of the Lebruns?

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

(see the answer key)

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