1. How has Edna changed during the course of the summer?

2. How are Edna Pontellier and Adéle Ratignolle contrasted in this chapter?

3. Why is Adele always in white?

4. How are the lady in black and the two lovers used symbolically in this chapter?

5. What does Edna remember feeling back when she was 12 years-old walking though the field? Why does she think of it now?

6. What experience did Edna have of love? Why did she marry Leonce?

7. What realities does Edna now face in regard to her husband and children?

8. How is the theme of "awakening" revealed in this chapter?

9. Is Edna responsible for her present state of unhappiness? Why or why not?

(Kate Chopin; The Awakeing; Chapter 7)