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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Colonel is an expert at concocting:
(a) Strong drinks
(b) Tobacco mixes
(c) Odd stories
(d) Crazy jokes

2. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Their literary knowledge
(b) Their ability to drink a lot
(c) Their endurance especially when swimming
(d) Their entire absence of prudery

3. How does Victor Lebrun describe Edna?
(a) Cute but too thin
(b) Ravishing
(c) Homely
(d) Lacking in fashion taste

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

5. Why does it anger Mr. Pontellier so much that Edna went out on Tuesday?
(a) He thinks it will hurt his business and reputation.
(b) He is actually not that angry but sarcastic.
(c) He hates anything out of the ordinary.
(d) He has a short fuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What folly has Mrs. Pontellier committed, according to her husband?

2. Edna and Robert finally kiss. Who made the first move?

3. Around what time does Edna finally get up?

4. What does Edna do while her husband is in New York?

5. On what street do the Pontelliers live?

(see the answer key)

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