Question 1

Which statement best describes Edna as an artist?

Edna devotes every spare second to her art.

Edna dabbles in art lacking any real talent.

Edna is immensely talented yet refuses her creativity because she dislikes it.

Edna has a great deal of talent but lacks the discipline and self-motivation to be a great artist.

Edna loves art but gives it up to spite Leonce.

Question 2

Which statement best describes Edna as a mother?

She is unkind to her children and resentful of them.

She dislikes her children immensely.

She is distant but fond of her children.

She would give up her individuality for her children.

She lives only for her children.

Question 3

The flashbacks to Edna’s childhood function

to reveal Edna’s desire to have the luxury and freedom a child has.

to reveal Edna has an impulsive nature.

to reveal Edna has a rebellious nature.

All of the above

None of the above

Question 4

Why does Adele tell Edna to “think of the children” when Adele sees her in the hospital after giving birth to another child?

Adele suspects Edna is having an affair.

Adele suspects Edna is contemplating suicide.

Edna tells Adele she is leaving Leonce.

All of the above

None of the above

Question 5

In what war did Edna’s father, the Colonel, fight?

World War I

World War II

The French and Indian War

The American Revolutionary War

The Civil War

Question 6

What Creole attitudes does Edna have trouble adjusting?

Open discussions of sensuality in mixed company.

The idea that a wife places her husband’s needs above her own.

The idea that a mother places the needs of her children above her own.

All of the above

None of the above

Question 7

What incidents reveal that Leonce is not a good match as a husband for Edna?

Leonce wakes Edna to care for their son explaining he has a fever.

Leonce controls her every action.

Leonce’s obsession with his business makes him unaware of Edna’s feelings.

Both a and c

Both b and c

Question 8
How do the young lovers function in the novel?

They reveal the ideal love which Edna seeks.

They foreshadow that she will never attain a perfect love.

They remind her of how she felt when she married Leonce.

They serve as an inspiration to work harder at her marriage.

Both c and d

Question 9

Where does Leonce often eat dinner?

At the race track.

At his men’s social club.

At the Ratignolle home.

At Madamoiselle Reisz’s home.

None of the above

Question 10

Robert leaves Edna because:

He is unwilling to go against the Creole society’s idea of a wife’s place with her husband.

He doesn’t love Edna.

Edna wants to divorce her husband and marry him.

He only wants to have an affair with Edna.

Both c and d

Question 11

What does Victor Lebrun do to upset Edna at a dinner party?

Reads her a letter from Robert.

Reveals that Robert will be leaving.

Insults her by calling her a vulgar name.

Sings a song reminding Edna of Robert.

Reads a poem reminding Edna of Robert.

Question 12

Which character warns Edna of what independence will take?

Leonce Pontellier

Madame Lebrun

Madame Ratignolle

Mademoiselle Reisz

Dr. Mandolet

Question 13

Edna’s father:

was a Colonel in the army during the Civil War.

disapproves of Edna’s marrying Leonce.

feels wives should be controlled by their husbands.

All of the above

None of the above

Question 14

Leonce is a model husband by Creole standards which include:

Never showing jealousy of other men.

Providing a beautiful home and beautiful things.

Sending little trinkets as gifts.

Both b and c.

All of the above.

Question 15
Edna has an affair with:

Alcee Arobin

Robert Lebrun

Victor Lebrun

Dr. Mandolet

None of the above.

Question 16

What does Dr. Mandolet mean when he says to Edna that, “Youth is given up to illusions”?

He means what society has taught about marriage and childbirth makes it seem romantic when in reality it is not.

He means young people are too naïve to understand what true love is.

He means what society has taught about money makes it seem like having a lot of it will make you happy, but this is not the case.

All of the above

None of the above

Question 17

Which character is a foil to Adele Ratignolle?

Leonce Pontellier

Edna Pontellier

Madame Lebrun

Mademoiselle Reisz

Alcee Arobin

Question 18

By choosing to devote herself to her art Mademoiselle Reisz:

has gone against the expectations of

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