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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. Edna thinks her husband's bad humor is because of:
(a) The hot weather
(b) Her
(c) His work
(d) His bad finances
2. In retrospect, how does Edna feel about stomping on her wedding ring?
(a) Vindicated
(b) She still cannot believe she did such a thing
(c) Perfectly fine
(d) Foolish
3. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.
(a) Quick, bright, yellowish brown, about the color of her hair
(b) Dull, slow, blue like the sky
(c) It is impossible to see her eyes hidden behind sunglasses
(d) Green and grayish at the same time
4. Why does Robert smoke cigarettes?
(a) He cannot afford cigars.
(b) He cannot afford pipes.
(c) He thinks it makes him look good.
(d) No particular reasons
5. Where is Robert when Edna discovers his plan?
(a) In an adjacent room
(b) On his way to Mexico
(c) On the beach
(d) In the same room
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mariequita think of Robert and Edna?
2. What does Edna call the piece she often hears Mademoiselle Reisz play?
3. How does Madame Ratignolle explain the behavior of the Lebruns?
4. Where does Robert take Edna to recover?
5. What news does Edna learn once she joins the others for dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chopin uses the image of water as a symbol for what?
2. Is Leonce at all upset that his wife has been away with another man?
3. Describe Edna's feelings when she learns Robert is leaving for Mexico.
4. If Edna were to tell Leonce how she really felt, would he understand? Would he listen? How would she tell him so it would get through to him?
5. What is it about the ocean that emboldens Edna?
6. How does Chopin use foreshadowing in this chapter to warn of events to come?
7. Given all of the time and attention and affection from Robert and now his sudden departure, what kind of person is he? Do you think he is different from the man you first read about? Has he been deceptive? Is he fearful?
8. What is the first impression the author gives of Mr. Pontellier?
9. What is the purpose of Mariequita in this part of the story?
10. Mrs. Pontellier and Madame Ratignolle have a heated argument in which Edna says she would be willing to give up anything for her children except for herself. What does she mean by this? And why does it upset Madame Ratignolle so much?
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