This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Awakening – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Awakening Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the home Edna moves into in New Orleans called? A) The pigeon house. B) The birdcage. C) The House of Seven Gables. D) The little house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pigeon house. 2. Discuss the use of foreshadowing in the text. A) Foreshadowing is used to create suspense in the text. B) Foreshadowing is used to reveal past events in the text. C) Foreshadowing is used to hint at future events or outcomes in the text. D) Foreshadowing is used to provide a summary of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing is used to hint at future events or outcomes in the text. 3. How does Edna create a false idea that she will return after swimming? A) She tells Victor what she wants for lunch and requests towels. B) She tells Robert to meet her at the Pigeon House. C) She asks Victor to bring her home. D) She tells Adele she will return for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She tells Victor what she wants for lunch and requests towels. 4. Robert tells everyone that he is going to ..... A) England. B) Mexico. C) New Mexico. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 5. And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory. Arthur Conan Doyle ..... The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes All of the following are synonyms except A) Unconvinced. B) Dubitable. C) Perplexing. D) Unequivocal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unequivocal. 6. At the end of chapter 33, what is the feeling between Edna and Robert? A) Joy to see each other. B) Uncomfortable silence. C) Laughter and catching up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncomfortable silence. 7. In ch. 3, once Mr. Pontellier is asleep, Mrs. Pontellier leaves the room A) And reads a book. B) And cries almost uncontrollably because he blames her for Raoul's fever. C) And writes a letter to her father. D) And devises a scheme to move out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And cries almost uncontrollably because he blames her for Raoul's fever. 8. Edna is becoming aware of a dual life where A) Her outward existence conforms while her inner existence questions. B) She lives in both Grand Isle and New Orleans. C) She can be a mother but also an independent woman. D) A Creole life and a traditional American life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her outward existence conforms while her inner existence questions. 9. Extraneous means ..... A) A dislike. B) Extra, unnecessary, unconnected. C) Visually pleasing. D) Unspoken but understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extra, unnecessary, unconnected. 10. What did Edna do with her wedding ring? A) Accidentally dropped it in the trash. B) Took it off, stomped on it, then put it back on. C) Gave it away to a passerby. D) Sold it to a pawn shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took it off, stomped on it, then put it back on. 11. What does Edna confess to Mdm. Riesz after saying she plans to move? A) Affair with Alcee. B) Ambivalence toward motherhood. C) Hatred of Leonce. D) Love of Robert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Love of Robert. 12. What can you infer in this quote? Robert crossed over and seated himself upon the step below Mrs. Pontellier, that he might watch her work. She handled her brushes with a certain ease and freedom which came, not from long and close acquaintance with them (55). Check all that apply A) Robert enjoyed studying Edna's painting and her moves. B) Robert found Edna very sensuous, interesting and attractive. C) Robert does not know what he wants in life. D) Both A & B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A & B. 13. When Leonce returned to their room, and saw Edna lying on the porch, he insisted that she go inside. Did she comply? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 14. How does the theme of self-discovery contribute to the storyline? A) It drives the protagonist's journey of personal growth and transformation. B) It leads to the protagonist's downfall. C) It has no impact on the storyline. D) It causes the protagonist to regress and become stagnant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It drives the protagonist's journey of personal growth and transformation. 15. What was the literary choice of note? A) Flashbacks. B) Tone. C) Foreshadowing. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 16. What are the main themes in The Awakening? A) Cooking recipes, gardening, and fashion trends. B) Gender roles, self-discovery, and societal expectations. C) Political corruption, economic policies, and international relations. D) Alien invasion, time travel, and supernatural powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gender roles, self-discovery, and societal expectations. 17. Beaudelet is the captain of the boat that took the vacationers to church. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which of the following was not invited to Edna's dinner party? A) Victor Lebrun. B) Leonce Pontellier. C) Mrs. Rice. D) Alcee Arobin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leonce Pontellier. 19. Adele Ratignolle A) Is an emotional equal to Edna. B) Is divorced. C) Is the essential "mother-woman". D) Is a poor seamstress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the essential "mother-woman". 20. Edna go to the Lebrun home in New Orleans looking for Mademoiselle Reisz. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 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