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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Respectable Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of woman does Edna tell Alcée she is?
(a) A whore.
(b) She does not bring up the subject with Alcée.
(c) A little girl inside a grown woman.
(d) She does not know.

2. Where do the Pontelliers live in the non-summer months?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Lafayette.

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

4. What does the character not perceive?
(a) That it is in a cage.
(b) Its own self.
(c) The outside world.
(d) That it is owned.

5. What does Mademoiselle Reisz play on the piano?
(a) A sad love ballet.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A piece Robert requested for Edna.
(d) A lively piece to cheer her up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mildred decide to do?

2. Who unnerves Mrs. Baroda?

3. Who are Bobinôt and Calixta and Alcée Laballière and Clarisse?

4. What has Robert been teaching Edna?

5. Where does the character crouch?

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