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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. After declining Robert's invitation to go to the beach, how does Edna feel?
(a) She feels relieved, because she cannot swim.
(b) She is glad to be alone and painting
(c) She feels sad, because it might the last time he ever asks her.
(d) She feels contradictory, regretting she had not gone and glad that she had not.

2. What does Edna realize about herself after learning of Robert's departure?
(a) She might just take off and join him .
(b) She does not like Robert as much as she thought.
(c) She is experiencing a real infatuation.
(d) She has always wanted to go to Mexico.

3. Describe Mr. Ratignolle:
(a) Quiet, stoic
(b) Dark, somber, not given to saying much to anyone
(c) Overly talkative
(d) Salt of the earth, cheerful, good hearted with common sense

4. What is singing in French and a little Spanish?
(a) A green and yellow parrot
(b) A fat man
(c) A green and yellow iguana
(d) A fat lady

5. What does Madame Ratignolle mean when she talks about her condition?
(a) Her relationship with her husband
(b) Her pregnancy
(c) Her illness
(d) Her situation in life

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Madame Antoine:

2. How soon will Robert depart?

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

4. Once Mr. Pontellier realizes Edna will not come to bed, what does he do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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