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 paragraph 5, what is the major subliminal dilemma faced by both Desiree and Armand

No one knows where she came from

Armand brushed off his anger and confusion

Desiree loved him even more than her baby

Based on Paragraph 7 through 9, the reader can conclude-

This was the first time her mom had seen the baby since birth

The nurse is a light skinned slave from the L'Abri plantation

How does the circumstance of the setting effect the plot?

During 1800's, women did not have rights, neither did African Americans

During the 1800's, everyone hated women

During the 1800's,divorce was not allowed

What narration is used?

3rd person: Omniscient, all knowing narrator

1st person: Desiree's point of view

1st person: Desiree's mother's point of view

How does Desiree come to the Valmonde family?

She was found by the side of the road

She was abandoned by a runaway slave

She was given to Madame Valmonde by her sister

She was adopted through a private agency

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.

How does Armand change after his wedding to Desiree and right 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.

How does Armand change when the baby was about 3 months old?

He started ignoring Desiree and their baby

He loved Desiree even more than before

Why is Madame Valmonde shocked when she sees the baby?

The baby is darker than she expected

The baby is not properly dressed

The baby is bigger than she expected

The baby is being tended to by a slave

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

Alliteration: Same syllable sound used

Simile: A comparison using like or as

Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration

Metaphor: Comparison without like or as

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 truth is discovered in the old letter at the end of the story?

Armand is of African American descent

Desiree is of African American descent

Desiree had an affair with a slave

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.

What is the best theme for the story?

Never assume the race of your spouse.

Don't marry someone who was an orphan.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Where did Desiree's adoptive parents find her?

near the stone pillar in front of the Valmonde's 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 affect his behavior.

How does Armand react when he realizes the baby is not completely white?

He becomes angry and tells Desiree to leave.

He accepts Desiree and the baby and does not care.

He decides to raise the baby as one of the slaves.

What does Armand find out from his mother's letter?

He is the one who is not white.

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.

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.

What happens to Desiree and the baby?

Desiree drowns herself and the baby in the swamp

They go back to her parent's house and live

They stay with Armand and live a happy life

Armand kills both of them in an angry rage

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.

Which of the following did NOT happen in the first part of the story?

Armand beats a slave for lying about getting burned

Armand's mother died and was buried in France

Madame Valmonde came to visit Desiree

Desiree's wakes one morning to a "menacing" feeling

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.

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.

What is the theme of Desiree's baby?

People should not be judged based on their race

Babies should be loved no matter what

Your heritage and family background matters

In the story 'Desiree's Baby' by Kate Chopin... Define the word menacing: "When the baby was about three months old, Desiree awoke one day to the conviction that there was something in the air menacing her peace"

suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

a foggy dew that is hard to see through

In "Desiree's Baby" What narration is used?

3rd person: Omniscient, all knowing narrator

1st person: Desiree's point of view

1st person: Desiree's mother's point of view

Which of the following is the best use of color imagery from "Desiree's Baby"?

It was a sad looking place... the roof came down steep and black like a cowl, reaching out beyond the wide galleries that encircled the yellow stuccoed house."

"Big, solemn oaks grew close to it, and their thick-leaved, far-reaching branches shadowed it like a pall."

"The last thing to go was a tiny bundle of letters; innocent little scribblings that Desiree had sent him during their espousal."

"She did not take the broad, beaten road which led to the far-off plantation of Valmonde."

Desiree's Baby

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

11th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Desiree's mother?

Ms Wright

Madame Valmondé

Madame Bouvoir

Madame Chauteu

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What state does the story take place in?

Louisiana

Alabama

Florida

California

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who does Desiree write to after Armand's accusations?

Blance

Monsieur Valmondé

Madame Valmondé

Monsieur Aubigny

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the genre of the story?

Comedy

Poetry

Drama

Tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time period does the story happen?

Before civil war

Civil War

Great Depresion

World War 2

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is Desiree's baby a boy?

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Desirée has black skin

False

True

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Desiree's Baby

Who is Desiree's mother?

What state does the story take place in?

Who does Desiree write to after Armand's accusations?

What is the genre of the story?

What time period does the story happen?

Is Desiree's baby a boy?

Desirée has black skin

Where was Armand born?

Desirée goes back to live her parents the rest of her life

What's the name of Desiree's baby?

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