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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?
(a) He spends every summer vacation there with his mother.
(b) He is in search of a job.
(c) He had heard of it through a friend, thought he should see it.
(d) He likes to spend time with old women.

4. When does Alcee finally say goodnight to Edna?
(a) When she orders him to leave
(b) He does not because he stays until the morning.
(c) When she became supple to his gentle seductive entreaties
(d) When she says goodbye first

5. Who does Mrs. Highcamp think her daughter would like?
(a) Victor
(b) Leonce
(c) Alcee
(d) Robert

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?

2. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?

3. What had Edna attempted to learn all summer?

4. Why does Edna cry when she listens to Mademoiselle Reisz play the piano?

5. What explanation does Robert give for not writing to Edna?

(see the answer key)

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