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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mademoiselle Reisz?
(a) A young girl who Robert loves.
(b) The wife of another guest at the cottages.
(c) A cellist.
(d) A pianist.

2. Of what does Edna remind Robert?
(a) That they spent the entire day together.
(b) That he is to talk to Mr. Pontellier the next day.
(c) That he is going to teach her to float on the waves the next morning.
(d) That he is going to Mexico the next morning.

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

4. Who is Léonce Pontellier?
(a) The resort manager.
(b) The resort owner.
(c) A friend of Edna's father.
(d) A wealthy, successful businessman.

5. What does Mr. Pontellier want?
(a) Edna to go to bed with him.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Edna to go back to the city with him.
(d) Edna to stay with the children in their room for the night.

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

7. What does Léonce Pontellier send Edna after he returns to the city?
(a) A letter with a poem.
(b) A gift.
(c) Money.
(d) Divorce papers.

8. What does Edna think she understands?
(a) The meaning of life.
(b) Why Robert went to Mexico.
(c) Why her husband treats her the way he does.
(d) How Alcée is able to seduce her.

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

10. What does Robert help Edna do?
(a) Put up the dinner dishes.
(b) Put Étienne to bed.
(c) Make tea.
(d) Fold clean clothes.

11. What depresses Edna when she visits Madam Ratignolle?
(a) Seeing how happy Madam Ratignolle's children are.
(b) Nothing; her visits with Madam Ratignolle always cheer her.
(c) Seeing Madam Ratignolle happy with her husband.
(d) Getting out and seeing women moving freely on the streets.

12. Why does Edna cry after Robert leaves?
(a) Her husband wants a divorce.
(b) She just then realizes how infatuated she is with him.
(c) She doesn't want to go back to the city.
(d) She learns her husband is having an affair.

13. Where does Edna ask Robert go with her the morning after the swim?
(a) The breaker.
(b) To visit a voodoo practitioner.
(c) Chênière Caminada.
(d) New Orleans.

14. What does Alcée give to Edna?
(a) A ring.
(b) A threat of blackmail.
(c) An apology.
(d) A slap.

15. How many children does Edna have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the character crouch?

2. What does Edna do in her distress?

3. What does Robert say forced him to go to Mexico?

4. Where does Léonce think Edna spends too much time?

5. Who is Madame Lebrun?

(see the answer keys)

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