5 Written Questions

1. owns and manages the cottages on Grand Isle where the novel's characters spend their summer vacations.
2. Edna is really touched by her music
3. for several summers, he has devoted himself to women at Grand Isle, showering them with affections rooted in admiration but lacking serious intent.
4. Edna's younger sister. Edna refuses to attend her wedding.
5. her independence frequently amounts to selfishness

5 Matching Questions

1. Doctor Mandelet
2. Margaret Pontellier
3. Alcee Arobin
4. The Colonel
5. Edna

1. a Edna's father, former Confederate officer in the Civil War
2. b satisfies Edna's physical urges while Robert is in Mexico
3. c through her pursuit of her painting she is reminded of the pleasure of individual creation
4. d Léonce and Edna's family physician
5. e When their mother dies, she takes over the role of a mother

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. spends her days caring for her children, performing her domestic duties, and ensuring the happiness of her husband
   1. Madame Lebrun
   2. Alcee Arobin
   3. Adele Ratignolle
   4. The Colonel
2. strict Protestant and believes that husbands should manage their wives with authority and coercion
   1. Alcee Arobin
   2. Edna
   3. The Colonel
   4. Mariequita
3. enjoys making conquests out of married women, and he becomes Edna's lover while her husband is on a business trip to New York
   1. Madame Lebrun
   2. Alcee Arobin
   3. Victor Lebrun
   4. Robert Lebrun
4. when he recognizes the intensity of his feelings for Edna, he decides to go to Mexico because he cannot bear to be near Edna and know that he may never act on his love
   1. Alcee Arobin
   2. Madame Lebrun
   3. Victor Lebrun
   4. Robert Lebrun
5. plays the piano as a form of self expression
   1. Mariequita
   2. Madame Lebrun
   3. Mademoiselle Reisz
   4. Janet Pontellier

5 True/False Question

1. The Farival Twins → represent the destiny of adolescent Victorian girls: chaste motherhood
   

   True        False

2. Margaret Pontellier → Edna's older sister.
   

   True        False

3. Doctor Mandelet → offers Edna his help and understanding and is worried about the possible consequences of her defiance and independence
   

   True        False

4. Adele Ratignolle → a static character—she shows no change or growth from the beginning of the novel to its end
   

   True        False

5. Edna → when she swims for the first time, she discovers her own strength
   

   True        False