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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. How does Edna speak to her husband?
2. Why does Robert take Edna to Madame Antoine's home?
3. What does the character finally do?
4. Where does Léonce think Edna spends too much time?
5. What does Madame Ratignolle tell Edna to remember?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Edna feel about living in the pigeon house?
2. What analogy does Edna think of from her childhood?
3. Describe the scene when Victor upsets Edna.
4. How does Léonce Pontellier treat his sunburned wife?
5. What is Edna's life like in New Orleans?
6. Describe one of Edna's childhood crushes.
7. What happens between Robert and Edna by the end of Chapter 35?
8. What happens when Mr. Pontellier arrives home at eleven?
9. What does the letter say that Mildred receives from her family?
10. Describe Madame Ratignolle.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel? What about a successful short story? Do the criteria for a successful piece of fiction differ between a novel and short story? Why or why not.
2. Analyze and discuss The Awakening based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Awakening is a successful novelette. Explain your rationale with specific examples.
3. Do you think the fact that The Awakening is a novelette changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.
4. Analyze and discuss two short stories based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if each is successful as a piece of fiction. Explain your rationale with specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
The Awakening could be said to be a "bildungsroman" of Edna Pontellier, the narrator. Discuss the following:
1. Define the concepts "bildungsroman" and "coming of age."
2. Thoroughly trace and analyze The Awakening as a bildungsroman of Edna Pontellier. Give specific examples. What does Edna learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?
3. Thoroughly trace and analyze Athénaïse as a coming of age story. Give specific examples. What does Athénaïse learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?
Essay Topic 3
Oftentimes, a novel is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think The Awakening is? Explain your response.
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