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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 throw at Robert?
(a) A frying pan
(b) An orange she plucked from a tree
(c) Her shoe
(d) A pillow
2. Describe Mrs. Pontellier's eyes.
(a) Green and grayish at the same time
(b) Quick, bright, yellowish brown, about the color of her hair
(c) It is impossible to see her eyes hidden behind sunglasses
(d) Dull, slow, blue like the sky
3. What does Edna realize about herself after learning of Robert's departure?
(a) She has always wanted to go to Mexico.
(b) She is experiencing a real infatuation.
(c) She does not like Robert as much as she thought.
(d) She might just take off and join him .
4. Describe Mr. Ratignolle:
(a) Salt of the earth, cheerful, good hearted with common sense
(b) Overly talkative
(c) Dark, somber, not given to saying much to anyone
(d) Quiet, stoic
5. Raoul's condition prompts Mr. Pontellier to accuse his wife of:
(a) Being a great mother
(b) Neglecting their children
(c) Hating him
(d) Giving Raoul the wrong medicine
Short Answer Questions
1. As Edna walks around town, who occupies her thoughts?
2. What does Mr. Pontellier send home to his wife while he is away?
3. Edna thinks her husband's bad humor is because of:
4. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?
5. As they sail to the Cheniere Caminada, how does Edna feel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think compelled Edna to jump into the ocean for a swim?
2. Why does Edna cry so hard after her husband scolds her for being what he considers a neglectful mother?
3. 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?
4. Chopin uses the image of water as a symbol for what?
5. Why does Edna leave the Ratignolles in a depressed rather than a happy state of mind?
6. What is it about the ocean that emboldens Edna?
7. What is the purpose of Mariequita in this part of the story?
8. Before Edna visits the Ratignolles, she is consumed by thoughts of Robert. Is she obsessed? Infatuated? Are her feelings genuine?
9. Do you think Mr. Pontellier is too angry and too demanding when he gets angry at his wife for breaking their Tuesday routine?
10. What do we learn is different about Mrs. Pontellier from the other wives who summer at the Grande Isle?
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