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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Montel?
(a) A friend of Edna's
(b) A celebrity who vacations on the Grande Isle
(c) A servant at the Lebrun estate
(d) A man who is in love with Madame Lebrun

3. And what does Leonce do when Edna asks him to come to bed?
(a) He ignores her and reads the newspaper.
(b) He comes immediately.
(c) He stays behind to finish smoking his cigar.
(d) He stays behind to have another round of wine.

4. Rather than paint, what does Mr. Pontellier think his wife should be doing?
(a) Going back to school
(b) Volunteering at a hospital
(c) Looking after the children and household
(d) Getting a job

5. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?
(a) Celestine
(b) The Woman in Black
(c) Madame Lebrun
(d) Adele Ratignolle

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Madame Ratignolle, was naughty?

2. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?

3. Who is Alcee Arobin?

4. How does Victor Lebrun describe Edna?

5. What were some of the reasons Edna decided to marry Leonce Pontellier?

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