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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A She sees childbirth as a woman’s duty.
B She sees childbirth as a dangerous event.
C She sees childbirth as a scene of torture.
D She sees childbirth as a heavenly miracle.
Question #2
A He loves her, but he respects the fact she is a married woman.
B He has been visiting his mother and his brother at Grand Isle.
C He has been busy with his new job at a law practice in the city.
D He has no desire to see her and wishes to terminate their acquaintance.
Question #3
A Edna loves Robert, but she feels passionate desire and lust for Arobin.
B Edna is tired of Robert’s attention, but she is intrigued by Arobin’s personality.
C Edna thinks Robert is childish, but feels that Arobin is a mature man who understands women.
D Edna enjoys Robert’s friendship, but she is passionately in love with Arobin.
Question #4
A Edna does not want to be beholden to her husband’s money.
B Edna can conduct her affair with Arobin more easily in another house.
C Edna needs more space to pursue her drawing and painting.
D Edna wants to be free from the observation of the servants.
Question #5
A He concludes that Edna has suffered a nervous breakdown.
B He concludes that Edna is experiencing a midlife crisis.
C He concludes that Edna is having an affair.
D He concludes that Edna is perfectly fine and healthy.
Question #6
A He is angry that she is disrespecting him and attempts to force her to obey his commands.
B He is excited that his wife is becoming independent so he does not have to oversee her household management.
C He is puzzled by her behavior but he gives her space to pursue what he deems are her whims.
D He is worried that she is losing her mind and wants to commit her to a mental institution.
Question #7
A She desires to learn how to be as devoted as Adèle to her husband.
B She thinks that there are many paths to a successful marriage.
C She wishes that her marriage was as successful as the Ratignolles’ marriage.
D She finds their marriage state boring and undesirable.
Question #8
A She starts attending horse races as the local racetrack.
B She refuses to hold any more Tuesday-afternoon receptions.
C She neglects her children’s education and won’t hire a tutor.
D She resumes her hobby of painting and drawing.
Question #9
A Robert’s mother has sent him to visit his cousins who are newly orphaned.
B Robert’s friends have invited him to Mexico City for vacation.
C Robert is falling in love with Edna and wants to protect her reputation.
D Robert wants to pursue his business prospects in a foreign country.
Question #10
A Adèle knows that Robert’s mother disapproves of his flirtatious behavior.
B Adèle is concerned that Edna might take Robert’s attention seriously.
C Adèle is jealous that Robert is paying attention to Edna instead of her.
D Adèle thinks that Robert is neglecting his studies during his vacation.
Question #11
A Edna appreciated Léonce’s passionate courtship and she wanted to flout her family’s opposition.
B Léonce offered Edna stability, respectability, and wealth as the wife of a successful businessman.
C Léonce threatened to expose the family’s cheating at the racetrack, so Edna married him out of fear.
D Edna’s family was in dire financial straits and Léonce offered to support her family if she married him.
Question #12
A It is icy and brackish.
B It is volatile and clamoring.
C It is seductive and sensuous.
D It is threatening and leaden.
Question #13
A The Creole vacationers are frank in discussing their personal issues while Edna is reserved in sharing information.
B The Creole vacationers are secretive about their personal affairs while Edna is seeking candidness in discussions.
C The Creole vacationers are thoughtless and ignorant when discussing personal affairs, while Edna is cautious in disclosing information.
D The Creole vacationers are loud and brash when personal matters arise in conversation while Edna is icy during discussions.
Question #14
A She is a loving mother who would do anything to provide for her children.
B She is a thoughtless mother who lets her children run around without proper supervision.
C She is an angry mother who resents having been forced into having children.
D She is a distant mother who loves her children but won’t be burdened by them.
Question #15
A The Pontelliers have an unspoken understanding with one another but they also have separate pursuits.
B The Pontelliers conduct their lives around the whims and desires of their children and are devoted to them.
C The Pontelliers are a highly affectionate couple who cannot tolerate being separated from each other.
D The Pontelliers are bitterly divided from one another and avoid each other’s company as much as possible.