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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 is Doctor Mandelet not bothered by Madame Ratignolle's complaints?
2. Who is Alcee Arobin?
3. Describe Alcee's kiss with Edna:
4. What does Victor's kiss on Edna's hand feel like?
5. What explanation does Robert give for not writing to Edna?
Short Essay Questions
1. Are Robert Lebrun and Alcee Arobin alike? Or are they dramatically different from one another?
2. Is Leonce at all worried about the breakup of his marriage emotionally? Is he making arrangements to hide his real feelings?
3. Why did Robert not write to Edna from Mexico?
4. Why does Mademoiselle Reisz play the Chopin piece? Is this an instance of foreshadowing?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. In addition to her move, what occasion is the group celebrating?
8. What do you think happens to Edna? Does she die in the ocean? Does she make it back?
9. Describe how Edna feels once she is truly alone.
10. Why does Edna need to know so much about Robert's tobacco pouch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Edna is so drawn to Robert? Describe first how they meet, and how their relationship develops. What is it about Edna's life that is so lacking that she feels so drawn to him?
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
Dr. Mandelet is also an important character in this story. Why? Why does Leonce feel more at ease opening up about his marital problems with the doctor than confronting Edna directly about their difficulties?
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