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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Pontellier stop reading his newspaper?
(a) He cannot read it with any
(b) His back hurts and he is uncomfortable.
(c) He gets a telephone call.
(d) He gets a telegraph.

2. What does Madame Ratignolle do to Edna that she first finds unsettling?
(a) She speaks to Edna in a very mean tone.
(b) She never looks Edna in the eye when speaking to her.
(c) She rubs Edna's belly whenever she wants to.
(d) She is very physically affectionate.

3. What does Edna call the piece she often hears Mademoiselle Reisz play?
(a) Solitaire
(b) Swinging Blues
(c) Solitude
(d) Sunshine

4. Who does Robert ask to perform for Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Madame Ratignolle
(b) Mr. Pontellier
(c) Mademoiselle Reisz
(d) Madame Lebrun

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

6. Why does Edna choose to remain in the hammock?
(a) She feels that her will had blazed up, stubborn and resistant.
(b) She thinks it may make Leonce romantic.
(c) She has always preferred hammocks to beds.
(d) She likes the salty air.

7. Why does Edna feel a pang of jealousy toward Madame Lebrun?
(a) She is richer than Edna.
(b) Robert wrote to his mother but not to Edna.
(c) She is more beautiful than Edna.
(d) She is a better painter than Edna.

8. Around what time does Edna finally get up?
(a) Two in the morning
(b) Noon the next day
(c) About one hour before dawn
(d) At the same time she always does, seven a.m.

9. What does opening up to Madame Ratignolle do for Edna?
(a) It muddles her like wine, or like a first breath of freedom.
(b) It makes her realize her life is full.
(c) It makes her want to pack up and go home.
(d) She wishes she had a psychiatrist to talk to.

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

11. Who does Edna ask the little Negro girl to wake up?
(a) Robert
(b) Madame Lebrun
(c) Victor
(d) Adele

12. What had Edna attempted to learn all summer?
(a) How to memorize poetry
(b) How to swim
(c) How to fish
(d) How to cook

13. What does Edna do after her conversation with Mademoiselle Reisz?
(a) She announces she is going to renew her vows to Leonce.
(b) She goes for a walk.
(c) She plunges into the ocean with abandon.
(d) She tries to find Robert's contact information.

14. What is Madame Antoine cooking for dinner?
(a) Bluefish
(b) Tuna
(c) Mullet, a type of fish
(d) Deer

15. Why are there no recent adult photographs of Robert at his mother's home?
(a) He does not believe in photographs.
(b) He stopped having them taken when he had to pay for them himself.
(c) He has not found a photographer he likes.
(d) He does not like the way he has turned out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Madame Lebrun remarks that sometimes she thinks Mrs. Pontellier is:

2. And what does Leonce do when Edna asks him to come to bed?

3. What effect does music generally have on Edna?

4. Describe Madame Antoine:

5. Where will Montel be next month?

(see the answer keys)

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