The Awakening AP Eng Lit Test
Authored by Diana Brucker
English
11th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively covers Kate Chopin's *The Awakening*, a cornerstone text in AP English Literature and Composition at the high school level (grades 11-12). The questions demonstrate sophisticated literary analysis skills, requiring students to identify and interpret complex literary devices such as motifs, symbolism, foreshadowing, and tone. Students must understand character development, particularly Mr. Pontellier's characterization as complacent and possessive, and Edna's psychological transformation from constraint to awakening. The quiz demands mastery of rhetorical analysis, including recognition of antithesis and the symbolic function of imagery like the sea representing freedom and infinity, and birds symbolizing entrapment and liberation. Students need to synthesize textual evidence with thematic understanding, analyzing how Chopin uses setting, character interactions, and symbolic elements to explore themes of female autonomy, societal expectations, and personal awakening in late 19th-century Creole society. Created by Diana Brucker, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 11 and 12. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the AP English Literature classroom, functioning effectively as a comprehensive unit test, review activity before the AP exam, or formative assessment to gauge student comprehension of complex literary analysis concepts. Teachers can implement this quiz as homework to reinforce close reading skills, use individual sections as warm-up activities focusing on specific chapters, or deploy it as a review tool before summative assessments. The varied question types—from specific textual recall to sophisticated analysis of literary techniques—make this quiz particularly valuable for differentiated instruction and AP exam preparation. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9, ensuring students develop critical analysis skills essential for college-level literary study.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Chapter 1 presents Mr. Pontellier as a
kindly old gentleman.
complacent, mildly selfish man.
loving husband and father.
jealous lover.
Arrogant aristocrat
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
All of the following motifs are introduced in chapter 1 except
Mr. Pontellier’s failure to understand and appreciate his wife.
the leisurely boredom of this upper-middle-class life.
the role of social propriety.
Edna’s growing dissatisfaction with her life.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The purpose of the French-speaking parrot at the beginning chapter 1 is most likely to
foreshadow Edna’s flight from her marriage.
emphasize Mr. Pontellier’s temper.
symbolize the French-speaking Creole culture.
warn Mr. Pontellier of impending danger.
draw attention to Robert Lebrun’s mother.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The predominant imagery in chapter 1 has to do with
the weather.
the landscape.
food.
personal appearance.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In chapter 1, the fact that Mr. Pontellier leaves Robert and Edna together when he goes to Klein’s hotel is an early indication of his
absolute trust of Edna.
complacent indifference to Edna.
complete supremacy over Edna.
deep admiration of Robert.
condescension toward Robert.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Chapter 1 suggests that Mr. Pontellier
hates birds.
is a compulsive gambler.
adores his wife and family.
is jealous of Robert.
considers his wife a possession.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In chapter 1, the author specifies the opera from which the twins are playing in order to
establish the time setting of the story.
create a sense of verisimilitude.
suggest a potential theme for the novel.
recall New Orleans’ pirate history.
connect the music of the piano with the noises of the birds.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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