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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. What does Edna do while her husband is in New York?

2. What does Edna want to do before dinner?

3. What effect has Alcee had on Edna?

4. How does Mr. Pontellier save his public image?

5. What did Robert write in his note to Edna?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Are Robert Lebrun and Alcee Arobin alike? Or are they dramatically different from one another?

5. Why does Edna enjoy horse racing so much?

6. Edna goes to Mademoiselle Reisz's for refuge, as well as to find out the latest news about Robert. What happens when she is at Mademoiselle Reisz's alone, waiting for the pianist, and Robert shows up out of the blue?

7. Is the Colonel, Edna's father, right to think that if she and her husband spent more time together in the evenings at home, they would have a stronger marriage?

8. Is the dinner party a grand affair?

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

10. Why does Edna not want to attend her sister's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Although Mademoiselle Reisz is not a lifelong friend or acquaintance, how does she quickly become close with Edna? Why is she an important person in Edna's life? Why is she a critical character in this entire story?

Essay Topic 3

As the story progresses, Edna chooses independence over marriage. Did she do the right thing? What, if anything, did she lose? What did she gain?

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