Kate Chopin

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

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

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

• The “little quadroon boy” has harmed her baby.

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Desiree's Baby: The situational irony revealed at the end of the story is that

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

• Armand realizes that the baby is not actually his child.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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

• He is the one who is not white

• Desiree never loved him

• He is adopted also

• He will inherit a fortune

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Story of an Hour": How did Mrs. Mallard feel AFTER experiencing her initial grief over her husband's death?

• happy

• sad

• angry

• jealous

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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Which explanation of Desiree’s parentage does Madame Valmonde finally accept?

• She had run away from her own parents.

• She was the illegitimate child of Monsieur Valmonde and an octoroon maid.

• She had been abandoned by the stone pillar by reckless Texans.

• Providence had bequeathed Desiree to her, for she was childless.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What happens to Desiree after she obtains Armand’s permission for herself and the baby to live with the Valmondes again?

• Armand calls her back, and they are reconciled.

• She leaves for some weeks, but Armand eventually apologizes.

• She returns to Valmonde, and Armand does not see her again.

• Desiree disappears.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which story best represents the motif of oppression in marriage?

• "Story of an Hour"

• "Desiree's Baby"

• "A Pair of Silk Stockings"

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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Desiree's Baby: How does Armand change after the birth of the child?

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

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

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

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

Where did Desiree's adopted parents find her?

• In the middle of the town square

• At the front gate of their house

• Living with unfit parents

• She wasn't adopted

Desiree's Baby: How does Armand react when he realizes the baby is not completely white?

• He accepts Desiree and the baby and does not care

• He is angry and tells Desiree to leave

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

• He gives the baby away