Desiree and Armand's happy marriage

After the baby, what is the major dilemma between Armand and Desiree?

Armand is not sure how he feels about the baby and acts out his confusion in rage for Desiree

Armand loves the baby, but Desiree hates him because he looks like LeBlanche's kids

Armand loves the baby, but Desiree cannot tell from his absence all the time

Armand hates the baby, but Desiree love him because he looks like her

After reading this story the reader can conclude that -

Armand will find out his actions had fatal consequences

Armand will move on to marry LeBlanche

Desiree had an affair with one of the slaves

M. Valmonde is concerned about Desiree’s “obscure origins” and Armand has “one of the oldest and proudest” names in Louisiana. What do these facts tell you about the values of the society?

A person’s status in society is based on the family’s reputation.

Families are close and do not like to be separated.

The society values helping others regardless of family background.

Women in the society tended to marry for money and social position.

How does Armand change after the birth of the child?

a. He has been kinder to the slaves on the plantation.

a. He has frowned more often, often disfiguring his face.

He has indicated that he wishes the baby had been a girl.

a. He has punished certain slaves, such as Negrillon, more frequently.

As Desiree looks from her baby to the “little quadroon boy,” what does she realize?

a. Her child’s skin color is similar to the “little quadroon boy.”

a. The “little quadroon boy” looks like her husband.

The “little quadroon boy” has harmed her baby.

Both she and her child have skin the color of the “little quadroon boy.”.

What can you infer happens to Desiree?

She returns to her mother at Valmonde.

She goes to a cabin on the plantation and she and her child live as slaves

She hides her baby in the bayou and returns to L’Abri.

An irony revealed at the end of the story is that

Armand can only love Desiree if she is white, but then find out that he is not white.

Armand and Desiree have the same mother.

Armand pretended not to care about Desiree's background but then used it as an excuse to leave her when he no longer loved her.

Armand realizes that the baby is not actually his child.

Where did Desiree's adopted parents find her?

At the front gate of their house

In the middle of the town square

In what way did Armand's treatment of the slaves change after the baby was born?

He became nicer and more lenient

He became harsher and more cruel

It did not influence his behaviro

Desiree's Baby: Final Test

English, History, Arts

9th - 10th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Characterize Desiree

Affectionate, kind, honest

Mean, cruel, evil

Ugly, shy

Insane, crazy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Characterize Armand

Kind, loving

Rich, prideful

Cruel, racist, arrogant

Insane, crazy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best theme for the story?

Real love is color blind

Never assume the race of your spouse

Don't marry someone who was an orphan

Beauty is in the eyes' of the beholder

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is a conflict in the story?

Man vs. Man: Desiree is jealous of LaBlanche

Man vs. Nature: Desiree's baby is born dark because of a genetic mutation

Man vs. Man: Desiree and Armand argue over who is black

Man vs. Society: The slaves cause an uproar

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What literary technique is used in the following passage:
"The very Spirit of Satan Seemed Suddenly to take hold"

Simile: A comparison using like or as

Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration

Alliteration: Same syllable sound used

Metaphor: Comparison without like or as

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary element is used in following passage:"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"

Personification

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary element describes an EXTREME EXAGGERATION?

Hyperbole

Simile

Alliteration

Metaphor

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