the awakening quiz

Question 1

The skillfull use of language in Chopin's novel contains metaphors and imagery that includes all of the following except:
Select one:
  Birds
  Machinery
  Clothing
  Sea
  Birth

Answer 1

Machinery

Question 2

After Léonce Pontellier’s father-in-law, the Colonel, concludes his visit to his daughter’s home and returns to Kentucky, Mr. Pontellier develops the misimpression that his wife:

Answer 2

Is lovingly attached to him

Question 3

Edna Pontellier falls asleep after reading the work of this American Transcendentalist writer:

Answer 3

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 4

Appearing on the periphery of The Awakening’s main group of characters are two young lovers on Grand Isle who are followed by:

Answer 4

A woman in black

Question 5

The difference between Adèle Ratignolle’s piano playing and Madamoiselle Reisz’s is that:

Answer 5

Madame Ratignolle considers music an element of making a good home, while Madamoiselle Reisz is a genuine artist

Question 6

Edna’s “awakening” unfolds over a span of time that corresponds to:

Answer 6

From one summer vacation to the beginning of the following one

Question 7

Upon returning home to New Orleans after her vacation on Grand Isle, Edna Pontellier is motivated to revisit Madamoiselle Reisz more regularly on the other side of town for the practical reason that:

Answer 7

She goes there to read Robert Lebrun’s letters from Mexico

Question 8

Within the social hierarchy of late-nineteenth-century New Orleans, the Creoles with whom Edna comes into contact are:

Answer 8

Aristocrats

Question 9

In response to his wife’s letter announcing that she is moving out of the family home to occupy a much smaller, nearby cottage by herself, Léonce Pontellier does the following from a distance:

Answer 9

Promptly tries to cover up her actions to preserve social appearances

Question 10

Edna’s private response to the domestic harmony of the Ratignolles is one of:

Answer 10

Disgust