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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the nature of Robert's and Edna's conversation:
(a) As if they had never left each other
(b) Very proper and polite
(c) A bit awkward, mostly small talk
(d) Very intellectual

2. Of what does Edna speak with authority?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Race horses
(c) Gambling
(d) High society

3. What is Edna's father's reason for coming to town?
(a) To buy a wedding present for his other daughter
(b) To see some museums
(c) To take Edna away from Leonce
(d) To get a health check-up with Dr. Mandelet

4. Who is Alcee Arobin?
(a) A member of the society of young men of fashion, a socialite
(b) A much sought-after bachelor
(c) An artist like herself
(d) A businessman with whom Leonce has dealings

5. Who does Mr. Pontellier discuss with the doctor?
(a) Adele
(b) Etienne and Raoul
(c) Edna, his wife
(d) Janet, Edna's sister

6. Who is Edna thinking of when she returns home?
(a) The Colonel
(b) Leonce
(c) Robert
(d) Her sons

7. What does Edna receive with her husband's letter of disapproval?
(a) Instructions to contact an architect to remodel their house
(b) Nothing
(c) Instructions to contact a lawyer to start their divorce
(d) Instructions on how to get to this mother's house

8. How does Edna react to the note?
(a) She thinks it is a joke and laughs.
(b) She is devastated. She does not sleep all night.
(c) She thinks Robert has lost his mind so she goes to sleep.
(d) She is not upset. She knew this would happen.

9. What does Alcee call Edna's new home?
(a) The ostrich's retreat
(b) The bird's nest
(c) The love lair
(d) The pigeon-house

10. What does Edna regret about her kiss with Alcee?
(a) That it did not last longer
(b) That it did not lead to more
(c) That this new lover has such a strange name
(d) That it did not come from real love

11. What does Edna promise before leaving?
(a) That they will have to marry in a civil ceremony
(b) That they will be together from now on
(c) That she will paint his portrait
(d) That they will go back to Mexico

12. What does Victor talk about with Mariequita?
(a) Mrs. Highcamp's scarf
(b) Alcee Arobin
(c) His new job
(d) Mrs. Pontellier's dinner party

13. What is a mulatresse?
(a) A special kind of seamstress
(b) A woman who resembles a mullet fish
(c) A woman of mixed-race heritage
(d) The definition is not known.

14. What does Victor take from Mrs. Highcamp?
(a) Her purse
(b) Her skirt
(c) Her scarf
(d) Her cane

15. What is a griffe?
(a) It is short for Giraffe.
(b) A French quarter grifter
(c) A person of mixed-race heritage, typically mulatto and American Indian parentage
(d) A person uniquely gifted in voodoo

Short Answer Questions

1. Edna's father believes her marriage would be stronger if:

2. Whose wedding does Edna refuse to attend?

3. As Edna walks on the beach, what does she realize about Robert?

4. How do the Pontellier children feel about their house being renovated?

5. What does Edna do after Alcee leaves?

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