Awakening Chapter 11

What’s‌ ‌the‌ ‌definition‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌word‌ ‌‌encumbrance?‌ ‌

• burden or obstacle

• tube

• type of dance

• way to tie a dress

Adéle‌ ‌Ratignolle‌ ‌the‌ ‌embodiment‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌“mother-woman”‌ ‌because‌ ‌of‌ ‌everything‌ ‌‌except‌...

• idolize‌ ‌her‌ ‌children‌

• grace‌ ‌and‌ ‌charm‌

• wore‌ ‌nice‌ ‌clothing

• worshiped‌ ‌their‌ ‌husbands‌

Studying the life of an author to understand their text is...

• historical lens

• biographical lens

• ecological lens

• gender lens

Analysng the role that gender has in society is...

• historical lens

• biographical lens

• ecological lens

• gender lens

H‌ow‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌sea‌ ‌used‌ ‌symbolically‌ ‌in‌ ‌chapter‌ ‌6?‌ ‌

• The sea is a symbol of Edna’s awakening & Edna beginning to respond to the voice inside her.

• The sea is a symbol of Edna conquering her fears

• The sea is a symbol of Edna’s journey to The Grand Isle

• The sea is a symbol of Edna needing to stay hydrated during summer months in the south

W‌hat‌ ‌di‌d‌ the reader ‌not‌ learn‌ in‌ ‌the‌ ‌flashback‌ ‌to‌ ‌Edna’s‌ ‌childhood‌ ‌in‌ ‌chapter‌ ‌7?‌ ‌

• She has formed no close friendships within her family

• She cheated on her ex-boyfriend

• She has no close relationships outside her family

• Since childhood, she has been repressed by strict religious influences.

Mrs. Pontellier feels Robert has betrayed her because he

• had an affair with a young girl

• treats all the women he knows the same way he treats her

• makes plans to go to Mexico without even discussing it with her

• tells her husband that he has feelings for her

Mr. Pontellier generally ignores his wife's "eccentricities" becauase

• he thinks they don't affect him

• he is more concerned with his business

• no one notices them anyway

• everyone else acts the same way

Remember Q2? Which of the women in The Awakening best represents the ideal mother-woman?

• Mademoiselle Reisz

• Mrs. Pontellier

• Madame Lebrun

• Madame Ratignolle

At Grand Isle, what sound draws Edna inward into contemplation of her feelings and her relation to the world?

• The wind

• The birds

• The music

• The sea