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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on Tuesdays in the Pontellier home?
(a) It is cleaning day when the housekeeper comes.
(b) It is reception day when people come by for visits.
(c) It is gardening day so it is very noisy.
(d) It is not different from other days of the week.

2. Who made the tobacco pouch that Robert carries?
(a) His mother
(b) Mariequita
(c) He made it.
(d) A Vera Cruz girl

3. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?
(a) They are feeling the throbbings of desire.
(b) They are learning to be silent around each other.
(c) They have a lot to say but cannot find the right words.
(d) They are allowing anger to fester within themselves.

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

5. What effect does music generally have on Edna?
(a) Sedative. It makes her sleepy.
(b) It has a way of making her anxious.
(c) None. She hates music.
(d) It has a way of evoking pictures in her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose wedding does Edna refuse to attend?

2. Who suddenly appears before Victor and Mariequita?

3. Who has written to Mademoiselle Reisz asking about Edna?

4. Most of all, what did Edna gain?

5. Why is Robert at Grande Isle?

(see the answer key)

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