Desiree's Baby

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the story “Desiree’s Baby”?

• There are several words in the story that come from another language.

• Armand tries to get Desiree back, but she decides to stay with her mother.

• Armand finds an important letter his mother wrote to his father.

• Desiree leaves with the baby and never comes back again.

How does Desiree react when Armand tells her to leave?

• She is devastated because she really loved him.

• She is relieved because their marriage wasn’t working out.

• She is spiteful and decides how she will get back at him for turning her away.

• She is understanding because a slave owner must be married to someone who is white.

Who is the last one to realize the baby resembles some of the slaves?

• Madame Valmonde

• the neighbors

• Armand

• Desiree

What is the IRONY in the story?

• Everyone knows the baby is black except for Armand and Desiree.

• The reader assumes Desiree is partly black because she's an orphan, but actually Armand is.

• The reader assumes that Desiree would just go home, not just start walking toward the bayou.

• The reader assumes that Armand will accept Desiree and his baby as mixed race because that is what a good person would do.

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

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

What happens to Desiree and the baby?

• 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

• Desiree drowns herself and the baby in the swamp

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

• He became harsher and more cruel.

• He freed all of his slaves.

• He became nicer and more lenient.

• It did not affect his behavior.

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

• His mother was partially black, and so is he.

• Desiree never loved him.

• He is adopted, and they don't know his race.

• He will inherit a fortune.

Why does Armand think that Desiree is not white?

• Desiree doesn’t know who her birth parents are.

• Armand is a slave owner and assumes he is white.

• Their baby’s skin color looks similar to some of the slaves.

• All of these contribute to Armand’s conclusion that Desiree is not white.

What's the name of Desiree's baby?

• Francois

• They don't mention any name

• Jean Pierre

• Armand Jr