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WorksheetsThe Awakening AP Practice (Ms. McDonald)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Chapter 1 presents Mr. Pontellier as a
kindly old gentleman.
complacent, mildly selfish man.
loving husband and father.
jealous lover.
Arrogant aristocrat
All of the following motifs are introduced in chapter 1 except
Mr. Pontellier’s failure to understand and appreciate his wife.
Edna’s and Robert’s attraction.
the leisurely boredom of this upper-middle-class life.
the role of social propriety.
Edna’s growing dissatisfaction with her life.
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.
The predominant imagery in chapter 1 has to do with
the weather.
the landscape.
food.
architecture.
personal appearance.
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.
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.
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.
The contrast between the words “right” and “privilege” in chapter 1 is an example of
antithesis
aporia
hyperbaton
epistrophe
symploce
The description of Madame Lebrun in chapter 1 most likely serves to
establish her as a quarrelsome woman.
emphasize Mr. Pontellier’s contemplative nature.
add a little comic action to the quiet scene.
introduce the primary conflict in the story.
create suspense before the introduction of Edna.
The overall tone of chapter 1 can best be described as
cheerful
suspenseful
vitriolic
pensive
leisurely
In chapter 10, Chopin likens Edna’s response to her newfound ability to being
athletic
independent
inebriated
cowardly
bankrupt
In chapter 10, Chopin suggests that Edna’s success in swimming makes Edna
reckless.
confident
exhausted
domineering
cautious
In chapter 10, the contrast between Edna’s looking out toward the open sea and looking back toward shore suggests all of the following except Edna’s
realization that she cannot return to the way things once were.
persistent fear of the unknown.
hesitation to embrace total freedom.
loss of perception of her future and past.
desire to embrace infinity.
Edna’s sudden fear at the end of the swimming passage chapter 10 might possibly foreshadow
her death.
the end of the summer.
the danger of swimming at night.
her limitations as a woman.
a renewed commitment to her family.
The brief description of Edna’s swimming instructions at the beginning of the swimming passage in chapter 10 suggests that she is
a slow learner.
a fast learner.
like a child.
too timid.
frail.
