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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. Who, according to Madame Ratignolle, was naughty?
(a) Leonce
(b) Adele herself
(c) Raoul
(d) Etienne, one of Edna's sons

2. What does Robert talk a great deal about?
(a) Himself
(b) Mexico
(c) His brother
(d) His mother

3. Although they do not talk, what does the author say is happening between Robert and Edna?
(a) They are feeling the throbbings of desire.
(b) They have a lot to say but cannot find the right words.
(c) They are allowing anger to fester within themselves.
(d) They are learning to be silent around each other.

4. What happens to Edna at the service?
(a) She sings too loudly and is told to leave.
(b) She nearly faints and has to leave.
(c) She renounces religion.
(d) She starts crying and cannot stop.

5. The news of Robert's departure upsets Edna so much she goes to:
(a) The train station
(b) Her room
(c) The beach
(d) The neighbor's dinner party

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Pontellier reading a day-old newspaper?

2. How has Robert's going away affected Edna?

3. What has Robert done pretty much every summer at Grande Isle?

4. Was Edna a good swimming student?

5. Mrs. Pontellier talks about:

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Edna taking a big risk by going to the Lebrun house to find Mademoiselle Reisz's address?

2. Madame Ratignolle--what kind of woman is she?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

7. Do you think Mr. Pontellier is too angry and too demanding when he gets angry at his wife for breaking their Tuesday routine?

8. Once Edna has returned to the cottage, she finds herself alone and contemplates her life. Does she feel that she has changed since arriving at the Grande Isle? Does she understand how these changes, however small or dramatic, could be life-changing for her?

9. Describe Edna's feelings when she learns Robert is leaving for Mexico.

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

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