The Awakening
The overall tone of this passage can best be described as
leisurely.
The brief description of Edna's swimming instructions at the beginning of the passage suggests that she is
like a child
The contrast between Edna's looking out toward the open sea and looking back toward shore suggests all of the following except Edna's
loss of perception of her future and past.
The phrase "a familiar world that it had never known" is an example of a(n)
oxymoron.
Chopin uses the characters of Alcee and Robert to illustrate the difference between
passion and love.
This passage is narrated from which point of view?
predominantly Edna's
Chopin suggests that Edna's success in swimming makes Edna
reckless
All of the following are conventions Chopin uses to establish Robert's love for Edna except his
stated reasons for returning from Mexico so soon.
The author specifies the opera from which the twins are playing in order to
suggest a potential theme for the novel.
The predominant imagery in this passage has to do with
the landscape.
What is Madame Ratignolle suggesting in lines 24-33?
Edna is becoming the subject of scandalous gossip.
What purpose does the flashback to Edna's visit from Madame Ratignolle serve in this episode?
It invites the reader to compare Edna's relationships with Alcee and Robert.
Edna's sudden fear at the end of the passage might possibly foreshadow
her death
The image of the bird with the broken wing falling into the sea is most likely a symbol of
Edna's abortive attempt at self-liberation.
All of the following motifs are introduced in this chapter except...
Edna's growing dissatisfaction with her life.
When Edna says she is "glad" Robert never knew her in her own home, she means that
Robert would not have liked the person she was in her home.
Chopin likens Edna's response to her newfound ability to being
inebriated
The description of Madame Lebrun in lines 29-33 most likely serves to
add a little comic action to the quiet scene.
The contrast between the words "right" and "privilege" in line 12 is an example of
antithesis.
Chopin describes how Edna passes the time while waiting for Mademoiselle Reisz in such painstaking detail in order to
build anticipation leading to Robert's arrival.
The fact that Mr. Pontellier leaves Robert and Edna together when he goes to Klein's hotel is an early indication of his
complacent indifference to Edna.
This chapter presents Mr. Pontellier as a...
complacent, mildly selfish man.
The passage suggests that Mr. Pontellier
considers his wife a possession.
Edna's thoughts about Mademoiselle Reisz's condemnation suggest that the suicide is an act of
desperation
The purpose of the French-speaking parrot at the beginning of this chapter is most likely to
foreshadow Edna's flight from her marriage.