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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edna thinks her husband's bad humor is because of:
(a) The hot weather
(b) His bad finances
(c) His work
(d) Her

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

3. Who does Mr. Pontellier drop in to visit in town one morning?
(a) Madame Ratignolle
(b) Dr. Mandelet
(c) Madame Lebrun
(d) Mademoiselle Reisz

4. How does the author describe Edna's feelings for her own children?
(a) She is fond of them in an uneven, impulsive way.
(b) She adores them completely.
(c) She is fond of them because the law says she should be.
(d) She is not fond of them at all.

5. What announcement does Edna make at Mademoiselle Reisz's?
(a) She is going to adopt Mariequita.
(b) She is moving to Paris to study painting.
(c) She is moving out of her house on Esplanade Street.
(d) She is going to start a family with Alcee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Robert know that Edna is reading his letters to Mademoiselle Reisz?

2. The Colonel is an expert at concocting:

3. Why does it anger Mr. Pontellier so much that Edna went out on Tuesday?

4. Describe Mr. Ratignolle:

5. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?

(see the answer key)

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