WorksheetsDesiree's baby
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 33mins
Who is Desiree's mother?
Ms Wright
Madame Valmondé
Madame Bouvoir
Madame Chauteu
What state does the story take place in?
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
California
Who does Desiree write to after Armand's accusations?
Blance
Monsieur Valmondé
Madame Valmondé
Monsieur Aubigny
What is the genre of the story?
Comedy
Poetry
Drama
Tragedy
What time period does the story happen?
Before civil war
Civil War
Great Depresion
World War 2
Is Desiree's baby a boy?
True
False
Desirée has black skin
False
True
Where was Armand born?
France
Louisiana
Martinique
New Orleans
Desirée goes back to live her parents the rest of her life
True
False
What's the name of Desiree's baby?
Francois
They don't mention any name
Jean Pierre
Armand Jr
"This is not the baby!" she exclaimed.
The tone can best be described as...
Disbelief
Digusted
Compassionate
Comfortable
What is the setting of the story
Mid 1800's
Early 2000's
Modern Day
Late 1700's
Characterize Desiree
Affectionate, kind, honest
Ugly, shy
Mean, Cruel
Insane, crazy
Characterize Armand
Kind, loving
Cruel, racist, arrogant
Rich, prideful
Insane, crazy
How does the circumstance of the setting effect the plot?
During the 1800's, everyone hated women
During the 1800's,divorce was not allowed
During 1800's, women did not have rights, neither did African Americans
Which literary technique is used in the following passage:
"when he stabbed thus into his wife's soul"
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
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
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
What narration is used?
1st person: Desiree's point of view
3rd person: Omniscient, all knowing narrator
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?
Families are close and do not like to be separated.
A person’s status in society is based on the family’s reputation.
The society values helping others regardless of family background.
Women in the society tended to marry for money.
What is the setting of the story
Mid 1800s
Modern day
Early 2000's
Early 1700's
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 loved Desiree even more than before
He started ignoring Desiree and their baby
Why is Madame Valmonde shocked when she sees the baby?
The baby is not properly dressed
The baby is bigger than she expected
The baby is being tended to by a slave
The baby is darker than she expected
"The very Spirit of Satan Seemed Suddenly to take hold"
I. Desiree II. Madame Valmonde III. Armand IV. Armand’s father, M. Aubigney
What truth is discovered in the old letter at the end of the story?
Armand was adopted as a child
Armand is of African American descent
Desiree is of African American descent
Desiree had an affair with a slave
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.
Where did Desiree's adoptive parents find her?
in the middle of the town square
near the stone pillar in front of the Valmonde's house
living with unfit parents
she wasn't adopted
In what way did Armand's treatment of the slaves change 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.
How does Armand react when he realizes the baby is not completely white?
He accepts Desiree and the baby and does not care.
He becomes angry and tells Desiree to leave.
He decides to raise the baby as one of the slaves.
He gives the baby away.
What does Armand find out from his mother's letter?
He is the one who is not white.
Desiree never loved him.
He is also adopted.
He will inherit a fortune.
Which of the following did NOT happen in the first part of the story?
Armand's mother died and was buried in France
Madame Valmonde came to visit Desiree
Armand beats a slave for lying about getting burned
Desiree's wakes one morning to a "menacing" feeling
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"
In "Desiree's Baby" What narration is used?
1st person: Desiree's point of view
3rd person: Omniscient, all knowing narrator
2nd person
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."
