The Awakening questions & answers graded A+ 2023

The AwakeningFind one quote that you think summarizes Edna and Leonce's relationship at the beginning of the novel. List page number. - correct answer "You are burnt beyond recognition," he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of property which has suffered some damage." Pg 3 Find one quote that you think summarizes Edna's relationship with her children. List the page number. - correct answer "She was fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way. She would sometimes gather them passionately to her heart, she would sometimes forget them." Pg 24 Describe the scene in Chapter 3 between Leonce and Edna. What is the problem? How is it received? What does it suggest about their marriage? - correct answer Leonce came home from being away and woke up his wife and tried to tell her that her son had a fever. Then when he went to sleep she stayed up and cried. Leonce left to go out of town the next day and sent her a box filled with friandises with lucious and toothsome bits the finest of fruits, pates, and a rattle bottle, delicious syrups, and bonbons. What does Chapter 4 say about "mother-women"? Whom does she describe as one? - correct answer Wives that always put their husband and children first. Madame Ratignolle is a "mother-woman." In Chapter 4, what are Edna's feelings about the Creole women? How are they different from her? - correct answer Edna is not considered a mother-woman by the way she shows affection and her behavior towards her kids. Creole women are more open in discussing sexual experiences or anything pertaining to sex which Edna is not. Find a quote that suggest what Romance is happening between Robert and Edna. - correct answer "He never assumed the seriocomic tone when alone with Edna. " pg 14 How would you describe what is happening to Edna in Chapter 6? - correct answer It establishes Edna's death and she starts to discover herself like how it uses the sea in a role in her awakening and how she starts to see a certain light in her. In Chapter 6, as she heads to the sea with Robert, the narrator introduces the refrain that continues throughout the novel. Examine the last two paragraphs beginning with "the voice of the sea..." Explain what you think this quote suggests about the sea's relationship to Edna's "awakening." - correct answer Edna's awakening relates to the two paragraphs and explains her freedom, the sea speaks to the soul. The sea represents Edna's freedom. In Chapter 7, what memory is brought up when Edna looks out at the sea. What might this symbolize? - correct answer She sees herself as a child on a hot sunny day in Kentucky walking through a field of grass. It symbolizes how she feels now. In Chapter 8, what does Adele ask Robert to do? Why is this significant? - correct answer Adele asks Robert to leave Edna alone. Adele's motive is to be alone with R is afraid that Edna will take Robert's attention Since Edna is not a creole. Adele fakes being sick just to be alone with Robert. At the end of Chapter 8, what opportunity has arisen for Robert? - correct answer He gets a letter from a man who wants Robert to join him in Mexico. What event is occuring in Chapter 9? Who is Mademoiselle Reisz? What instruments does she play? Find a quote that shows what effect it has on Edna. - correct answer Mademoiselle Reisz plays the piano for Edna and when she plays for her it brings tears to her eyes and touches her. "You are the only one worth playing for. Those others?Bah!" Pg 35 In Chapter 10, what does Edna do that she's never done before? Find a quote that reveals how she feels about the experience. - correct answer She swims a really long distance. "But that night she was like the little tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the first time alone, boldly and with overconfidence." Pg 37 Hoe does Edna assert herself in Chapter 11? - correct answer Edna asserts herself when Leonce asked her to come to bed and she refused. She told him to go to bed. Leonce got some wine and cigars and joined her. Quickly summarize what is happening in Chapter 12. Find a quote/passage in Chapter 12 that reveals Edna's growing sense of freedom. - correct answer Robert and Edna take the boat to Cheniere. "Tell him I am going to the Cheniere. The boat is ready; tell him to hurry." Pg 43 Who "awakens" Edna in Chapter 13? Why is this significant? - correct answer Robert "awakens" Edna. It is significant because he is the man she is growing to love and she gets to spend the whole day with him.