Which excerpt from The Awakening best highlights the elation Edna feels when she thinks of Robert?

Question

The morning was full of sunlight and hope. Edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. She lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “He loves you, poor fool.”
He would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. But how delicious it would be to have him there with her!
Robert did not come that day. She was keenly disappointed. He did not come the following day, nor the next. Each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency.
His horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. She liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

Answer 1

The excerpt that best highlights the elation Edna feels when she thinks of Robert is:

"The morning was full of sunlight and hope. Edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. She lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. 'He loves you, poor fool.'"

This passage captures Edna's elevated emotions and optimistic thoughts about her connection with Robert, reflecting her sense of joy and anticipation.

Answer 2

Read the excerpt from chapter 39 of The Awakening.

The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul's slavery for the rest of her days. But she knew a way to elude them.

Which of Edna’s ideas about motherhood does the excerpt convey?
that motherhood is a burden
that motherhood is escape
that motherhood is everlasting
that motherhood is overrated

Answer 3

The excerpt conveys the idea that motherhood is a burden. Edna perceives her children as antagonists who threaten to drag her into "the soul's slavery," indicating that she feels overwhelmed and constrained by the responsibilities and expectations of motherhood.

Answer 4

Read the excerpt from chapter 36 of The Awakening.

Edna had intended to be indifferent and as reserved as he when she met him; she had reached the determination by a laborious train of reasoning, incident to one of her despondent moods. But her resolve melted when she saw him before designing Providence had led him into her path.

Which of the following ideas is further developed by Edna’s inability to refuse Robert?
Edna is the dominant partner in this relationship.
Edna is destined to lose Robert to another woman.
Edna is no longer in complete control of her situation.
Edna will not be able to leave her husband for Robert.

Answer 5

The idea that is further developed by Edna's inability to refuse Robert is that Edna is no longer in complete control of her situation. Her initial determination to remain indifferent and reserved crumbles when she sees him, indicating her emotional vulnerability and the extent to which her feelings for Robert impact her sense of agency.

Answer 6

Read the excerpt from chapter 39 of The Awakening.

How strange and awful it seemed to stand naked under the sky! how delicious! She felt like some new-born creature, opening its eyes in a familiar world that it had never known.
Which best describes the thematic significance of the excerpt?
The clothes represent Edna’s love for Robert; she discards them along with her lover.
Nature is calling Edna into the sea; therefore, she must discard all human-made confinements.
Edna is returning back to a stage of infancy; she is naked and innocent as a newborn.
By discarding her clothes, she is rejecting Victorian convention; thus she is finally free.

Answer 7

The thematic significance of the excerpt is best described by "By discarding her clothes, she is rejecting Victorian convention; thus she is finally free." The act of standing naked under the sky symbolizes Edna's rejection of societal norms and expectations, representing her quest for personal freedom and self-discovery.