Desiree's Baby Short Story
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
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.
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Who is the last one to realize the baby resembles some of the slaves?
Madame Valmonde
the neighbors
Armand
Desiree
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
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.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who does Desiree write to after Armand's accusations?
Blance
Monsieur Valmondé
Madame Valmondé
Monsieur Aubigny
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
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.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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