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

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

3. How does Mr. Pontellier view his home?
(a) He is not one to be interested in a house.
(b) With great modesty
(c) With great pride
(d) He wishes it were smaller.

4. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?
(a) She longs to have another child.
(b) The mantel of openness that had always enveloped her is tightening.
(c) The mantel of reservation that had always enveloped her is loosening.
(d) The idea of living here year-round is gaining its appeal.

5. What does Edna do that surprises everyone?
(a) She forces Leonce to swim with her.
(b) She takes surfing lessons.
(c) She runs up and down the beach like a madwoman.
(d) She jumps into the ocean and swims by herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there no recent adult photographs of Robert at his mother's home?

2. What does Edna realize about herself after learning of Robert's departure?

3. How does Robert respond to Adele's request?

4. When did Robert decide to make this trip?

5. Over whom did Victor and Robert once fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of Mariequita in this part of the story?

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

4. Why does Edna throw such a violent fit after Leonce takes off to have dinner at the club?

5. Why does Edna leave the Ratignolles in a depressed rather than a happy state of mind?

6. Despite growing closer to Adele, why does Edna still not reveal her thoughts to Adele?

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

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

9. What do you think the author means when she says Edna was beginning to understand her place in the universe as a woman and as a human being?

10. What do you think compelled Edna to jump into the ocean for a swim?

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