The Awakening Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Awakening Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna throw at Robert?
(a) An orange she plucked from a tree
(b) A frying pan
(c) Her shoe
(d) A pillow

2. What does Mrs. Pontellier overhear Madame Ratignolle relate to Monsieur Farival in great detail?
(a) Her interest in writing a novel
(b) One of her accouchements, or, childbirths
(c) Her intimate moments with her husband
(d) How to cook a chicken Creole style

3. What does Victor say has changed Edna?
(a) Her new confidence
(b) His being around her
(c) Her sense of style
(d) The city atmosphere

4. Where will Montel be next month?
(a) Vera Cruz
(b) No one is really sure
(c) Santa Cruz
(d) On a cruise ship

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

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

7. What does Edna see when Mademoiselle Reisz plays?
(a) Nothing. But she feels passions that make her choke with tears.
(b) Herself playing the piano
(c) The future in gross detail
(d) Her life unfold like a beautiful flower

8. Once Mr. Pontellier realizes Edna will not come to bed, what does he do?
(a) He grabs her and carries her upstairs.
(b) He stays up, drinks wine, and smokes cigars next to her.
(c) He goes out and drinks with this male friends.
(d) He runs to the beach and swims alone.

9. 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 likes to spend time with old women.
(d) He had heard of it through a friend, thought he should see it.

10. Who does Edna search for?
(a) Mariequita
(b) Victor Lebrun
(c) Madame Antoine
(d) Mademoiselle Reisz

11. What does Mademoiselle Reisz say to Edna after her performance?
(a) She would have preferred playing the violin.
(b) She should have chosen a different tune.
(c) Edna is the only one worth playing for.
(d) It is the last time she will perform for anyone.

12. How does Madame Ratignolle explain the behavior of the Lebruns?
(a) Very logical
(b) They are bizarre because they are so bohemian.
(c) They are all given to heroics.
(d) Unexplainable

13. How has Robert's going away affected Edna?
(a) She has lost her appetite and is losing weight.
(b) It has taken the brightness, the color, the meaning out of everything.
(c) She is not entirely sure yet.
(d) She feels like she is going mad.

14. Where is Mr. Pontellier eager to go the next day?
(a) Easy Street, to open a bar
(b) Carondelet Street, the business center of the city
(c) Bourbon Street, the heart of New Orleans
(d) Wall Street, to conduct business

15. When Mr. Pontellier checks in on his sons, he thinks that Raoul has:
(a) A bizarre disease
(b) Been having nightmares
(c) A fever
(d) A strange animal with him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame Ratignolle beg Robert to do?

2. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?

3. What does Mariequita think of Robert and Edna?

4. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?

5. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

(see the answer keys)

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