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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. According to Edna, her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an:
(a) Act of rebellion
(b) Act of convenience
(c) Amiable thing to do
(d) Accident

2. Why does Mr. Pontellier stop reading his newspaper?
(a) He gets a telegraph.
(b) He gets a telephone call.
(c) His back hurts and he is uncomfortable.
(d) He cannot read it with any

3. How soon will Robert depart?
(a) That night
(b) The next day
(c) In a fortnight
(d) Within minutes

4. When Edna cannot find Mademoiselle Reisz, who does she go to for help?
(a) Leonce
(b) The Police
(c) Madame Lebrun
(d) Adele Ratignolle

5. Who does Robert ask to perform for Mrs. Pontellier?
(a) Madame Ratignolle
(b) Mademoiselle Reisz
(c) Madame Lebrun
(d) Mr. Pontellier

Short Answer Questions

1. Raoul's condition prompts Mr. Pontellier to accuse his wife of:

2. Describe Madame Antoine:

3. Who is the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm?

4. Where does Edna go with her sketches?

5. What starts to change in Edna this summer at Grande Isle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first thing that Edna wonders after she wakes up at Madame Antoine's?

3. Why does Edna cry so hard after her husband scolds her for being what he considers a neglectful mother?

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

5. Why does Robert want to stay and talk to Edna rather than leave?

6. The author says that Edna's will had blazed up. However, Leonce has a strong will, too. What is going on in this chapter? How is the Pontellier marriage changing?

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

8. What do we learn is different about Mrs. Pontellier from the other wives who summer at the Grande Isle?

9. What is the first impression the author gives of Mrs. Pontellier?

10. Edna and Adele grow close. How are they different?

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