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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 regret about her kiss with Alcee?

2. Whose wedding does Edna refuse to attend?

3. When Edna sees Robert at the cafe, she accuses him of being the embodiment of:

4. Why did Robert leave Mexico?

5. What explanation does Robert give for not writing to Edna?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mr. Pontellier talk to Dr. Mandelet about Edna? Why can he not talk to his wife himself?

4. Why does the photo of Alcee Arobin upset Robert so much when he goes back to the pigeon-house with her?

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

6. Edna and Mademoiselle Reisz have a spirited discussion when they meet again. Describe the things they say to one another. Is this a pair of women who really like each other?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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

The story begins at Grand Isle and ends there. Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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