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.