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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Edna do while her husband is in New York?
(a) She spends time with Mrs. Highcamp and Alcee Arobin.
(b) She redecorates the house.
(c) She learns needlepoint.
(d) She plays card games.

3. What announcement does Edna make at Mademoiselle Reisz's?
(a) She is moving to Paris to study painting.
(b) She is going to adopt Mariequita.
(c) She is moving out of her house on Esplanade Street.
(d) She is going to start a family with Alcee.

4. Who arrives at Mademoiselle Reisz's while Edna waits there alone?
(a) Leonce
(b) Alcee
(c) Victor
(d) Robert

5. Where does Arobin urge Edna to go with him?
(a) Shell Road
(b) Bourbon Street
(c) The French Quarter
(d) Paris

6. Why did Robert leave Mexico?
(a) The Mexicans were not very congenial.
(b) He contracted a strange disease.
(c) He could not find work.
(d) He ran out of money.

7. Why does Edna have to suddenly leave Robert?
(a) Leonce is sick and needs her.
(b) She forgot to pick up something at the market.
(c) Alcee is sick and needs her.
(d) Madame Ratignolle is sick and needs her.

8. What explanation does Robert give for not writing to Edna?
(a) He thought she would not find his letters interesting.
(b) The postal rates were too high.
(c) He thought writing to Mademoiselle Reisz was enough.
(d) He could not find pen and paper.

9. What does Edna want to do before dinner?
(a) Go fishing
(b) Play the piano
(c) Take a nap
(d) Bathe in the ocean

10. Mr. Pontellier thinks something's wrong with Edna because:
(a) She paints disturbing portraits.
(b) She has lost much weight.
(c) She is speaking in French most of the time.
(d) She forgets her housework, comes in late and does not associate with anyone.

11. Who interrupts Edna's and Robert's meeting?
(a) Leonce
(b) Alcee
(c) Adele
(d) Victor

12. What is her overwhelming feeling after kissing Alcee?
(a) A feeling of inevitablity
(b) A feeling of lightness
(c) A feeling of irresponsibility
(d) A feeling of excitement

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

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

15. When Edna sees Robert at the cafe, she accuses him of being the embodiment of:
(a) Generosity
(b) Beauty
(c) Cruelty
(d) Selfishness

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mademoiselle Reisz say is essential to becoming a true artist?

2. How does Mr. Pontellier take the news of his wife's move?

3. Most of all, what did Edna gain?

4. At the last moment, which two guests do not show up at Edna's dinner party?

5. Who does Mrs. Highcamp think her daughter would like?

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