Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin
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- Q1What prompted the Aubigny's to move back from Paris?They were tired of the Paris scene.The gypsies stole all their moneyArmand's mother died30s
- Q2Why is Desiree considered "nameless"?She wasn't marriedShe was adoptedHer father refused to give her his name30s
- Q3Where does the story take place?LouisianaParisAlabama30s
- Q4What is it about Desiree that causes Armand to fall madly in lover with her at first sight?He wants he moneyHis financee had just called off the engagementHer breathtaking beauty30s
- Q5What effect does fatherhood have on Armand as a master?He becomes highly abusive--punishing all negroes for no apparent reasonHe remains the sameHe is kinder--having not punished the most lazy negro30s
- Q6When Armand discovers that the child has Negro blood he becomesKinder to the slavessullen and cruelMore loving towards Desiree and the baby30s
- Q7At one point, Armand seems to lose interest in his wife and child. What do you suppose causes this?He has been having an affairHe is suffering from post-pardum depressionHe realizes the baby has "tainted" blood30s
- Q8Where does Desiree go after leaving Armand?She runs away, never to be heard from againBack to Valmonde to be with her motherShe goes to stay with a local "witch doctor"30s
- Q9How does Armand learn of his heritage?The butler lets it slipThe local paperA letter from his mother to his father30s
- Q10To whom is the baby's cursed race attributed in the end of the story?ArmandMadame ValmondeDesiree30s
- Q11"The passion that awoke in him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an avalanche, or like a prairie fire. . " This is an example of aSimilePersonificationMetaphor30s
- Q12"Armand," she called to him, in a voice which must have stabbed him." This is an example of aSimileHyperboleMetaphor30s
- Q13Symbolism: What might "the October sunset" symbolize?Desiree's happinessThe ending of Désirée's marriage to Armand.Armand's love for Desiree30s
- Q14Rejecting Desiree because he believes she is of mixed heritage indicates thatHe thinks Desiree will leave himArmand never truly loved her.Armand is not a racist30s
- Q15Kate Chopin presents "Désirée's Baby" in what point of view?omniscient third-personsecond personfirst person30s
