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The Awakening

Kate Chopin

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Summary
- Plot Overview
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Key Facts
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
- Context
- Full Book Quiz
- Study Questions
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Context Quiz

Further Study Context Quiz

1 of 5
What was absent from Kate Chopin's childhood?

Consistent meaningful affection
Dominant male role models
Any sense of female community
Personal ambition and curiosity

2 of 5
Where did Chopin move after she married?

New Orleans
St. Louis
Chicago
New York

3 of 5
Why was Chopin the subject of gossip in Cloutierville?

She was the town's only literary celebrity.
She was married to a Creole man.
She was unconventionally independent.
She was regularly spotted in bars.

4 of 5
Why were some of Chopin's early stories seen as acceptable?

They were taken as local curiosities.
They depicted happy and conventional marriages.
They did not challenge any gender stereotypes.
They were published under a male pseudonym.

5 of 5
Why was The Awakening so shocking to the reading public?

It was the first time a novel had been written with a female lead character.
It contained numerous profanities and descriptions of criminal actions.
It was sharply critical of the sexual demands men placed on women.
It seemed as if Chopin supported the controversial actions of its protagonist.

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