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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How soon will Robert depart?
(a) The next day
(b) In a fortnight
(c) Within minutes
(d) That night
2. What folly has Mrs. Pontellier committed, according to her husband?
(a) She has bathed at a bad time.
(b) She is under a white sunshade when a black one would be better.
(c) She has taken swimming lessons .
(d) She has bought an ugly swimsuit.
3. What does Robert do while Mrs. Pontellier paints?
(a) He tickles her.
(b) He often rests his head on her arm.
(c) He becomes very silent.
(d) He paints, too.
4. When Edna cannot find Mademoiselle Reisz, who does she go to for help?
(a) Leonce
(b) Madame Lebrun
(c) Adele Ratignolle
(d) The Police
5. What does Robert jokingly say happened to Mrs. Pontellier when she was in the ocean?
(a) No one watched her because they knew she was a good swimmer.
(b) A spirit rose from the Gulf and found her.
(c) He never jokes.
(d) She looked like a shark.
Short Answer Questions
1. In retrospect, how does Edna feel about stomping on her wedding ring?
2. Raoul's condition prompts Mr. Pontellier to accuse his wife of:
3. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?
4. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?
5. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Adele urge Robert not to pursue Edna?
2. Why do you think Robert manages to get Mademoiselle Reisz to play for Edna?
3. What is the first impression the author gives of Mrs. Pontellier?
4. Do you think Mr. Pontellier is too angry and too demanding when he gets angry at his wife for breaking their Tuesday routine?
5. Before Edna visits the Ratignolles, she is consumed by thoughts of Robert. Is she obsessed? Infatuated? Are her feelings genuine?
6. What is it about the ocean that emboldens Edna?
7. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's reaction to hearing Mademoiselle Reisz's performance.
8. Why does Edna leave the Ratignolles in a depressed rather than a happy state of mind?
9. Is Edna taking a big risk by going to the Lebrun house to find Mademoiselle Reisz's address?
10. Why does Robert want to stay and talk to Edna rather than leave?
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