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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Robert never reveal his true feelings to Edna before?

2. What is Edna's father's reason for coming to town?

3. How does Edna react to the note?

4. Of what does Edna speak with authority?

5. What does Victor's kiss on Edna's hand feel like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think happens to Edna? Does she die in the ocean? Does she make it back?

2. Why does Madame Ratignolle urge Edna to think of her children?

3. After her disappointing evening with Robert, what does Edna initially do?

4. Once Edna has decided to move, does she want to discuss it with Leonce?

5. Describe how Edna feels once she is truly alone.

6. Why does Mademoiselle Reisz play the Chopin piece? Is this an instance of foreshadowing?

7. Why did Robert not write to Edna from Mexico?

8. In addition to her move, what occasion is the group celebrating?

9. Is Leonce at all worried about the breakup of his marriage emotionally? Is he making arrangements to hide his real feelings?

10. Did the author give any warning that this love affair might not end happily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While on Grande Isle, Edna says she could never give herself for her children. She could give just about anything such as possessions and money, but not herself. What did she mean by that?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of Chapter 33, Robert and Edna sit in silence. He has called her cruel. Has Edna changed too much for him?

Essay Topic 3

At one point, Edna says that "Her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an accident." Why?

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