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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awakening, Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vision does Edna have of herself as a little girl?
(a) Riding on the train.
(b) Falling into an icy pond.
(c) Walking in a field of tall grass.
(d) Being hit by a man in a carriage.

2. When does Mr. Pontellier arrive at the cottage after the swim?
(a) Around 11.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) By light the next morning.
(d) With Edna.

3. What does Léonce think he has learned by Edna's interaction with her father?
(a) That she controls her father.
(b) That she is scared of her father.
(c) That Edna is spoiled by her father.
(d) That she has a deep family attachment he had not noticed before.

4. Why is Edna's family opposed to marriage to Léonce?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is Catholic.
(c) He is from Mexico.
(d) He has no family in the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Edna cry after Robert leaves?

2. How does Edna speak to her husband?

3. What habit does Robert do every summer?

4. What does Dr. Mandelet say he will do?

5. Who is Mademoiselle Reisz?

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