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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awakening, Chapters 26-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Edna jealous of Madame Lebrun?
(a) She has a large inheritance and is independent.
(b) She paints much better than Edna.
(c) She is having an affair with Edna's husband.
(d) Because Robert writes her a letter and not Edna.

2. Where does Edna grow up?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Chicago.

3. What has Robert been teaching Edna?
(a) How to make gumbo stew.
(b) How to swim.
(c) How to play the recorder.
(d) How to fish.

4. Why does Edna feel regret about her infidelity?
(a) That the children will be hurt.
(b) That her husband will be hurt.
(c) That she is not unfaithful because of love.
(d) That she will now have a bad reputation.

5. What does Mr. Pontellier find that surprises him when he returns to the cottage?
(a) Edna is in the hammock.
(b) Edna is asleep in the children's room.
(c) Edna is still awake.
(d) Edna is not home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman does Edna tell Alcée she is?

2. What does Edna do in response to her thwarted need?

3. Who does Edna visit in Chapter 21?

4. What are the only items Edna takes on her move?

5. How does Victor upset Edna at the dinner party?

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