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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. 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 tries to find Robert's contact information.
(d) She plunges into the ocean with abandon.

2. How does Edna react to the news she learns at dinner?
(a) She is delighted.
(b) She has no reaction.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She is skeptical.

3. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.
(a) Dull, slow, blue like the sky
(b) Quick, bright, yellowish brown, about the color of her hair
(c) Green and grayish at the same time
(d) It is impossible to see her eyes hidden behind sunglasses

4. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?
(a) Madame Lebrun
(b) The Woman in Black
(c) Adele Ratignolle
(d) Celestine

5. What does Robert talk a great deal about?
(a) Mexico
(b) His mother
(c) Himself
(d) His brother

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Madame Ratignolle, was naughty?

2. What characteristic of the Creoles "impresses" Mrs. Pontellier?

3. What does Edna do at Madame Antoine's?

4. Where is Mr. Pontellier eager to go the next day?

5. What do Robert and Edna do before Mr. Pontellier returns to the cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it about the ocean that emboldens Edna?

2. What is the first impression the author gives of Mr. Pontellier?

3. How does Chopin use foreshadowing in this chapter to warn of events to come?

4. Madame Ratignolle--what kind of woman is she?

5. Why do you think Mr. Pontellier is so enraged at his wife when he thinks Raoul has a fever?

6. Once Edna has returned to the cottage, she finds herself alone and contemplates her life. Does she feel that she has changed since arriving at the Grande Isle? Does she understand how these changes, however small or dramatic, could be life-changing for her?

7. Is Leonce at all upset that his wife has been away with another man?

8. Why doe Edna feel so comfortable in Madame Antoine's house right away?

9. Why does Adele urge Robert not to pursue Edna?

10. Why do you think Robert manages to get Mademoiselle Reisz to play for Edna?

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