Kate Chopin
Summary
Historical Context
Characters
Themes
100

What month was Kate Chopin born?

What is February?

100

Where does Desiree go at the end of the story with her baby?

What is the bayou?

100

What time period did settlers move to Louisiana due to westward expansion?

What is the Antebellum?

100

What language did the characters speak in the household?

What is French?

100

What theme is shown when Desiree discusses Armands pride over her baby being a boy?

What is sexism/gender roles?

200

What was her maiden name?

What is Katherine O'Flaherty?

200

Where does Armand fall in love with Desiree?

What is the stone pillar?

200

What country heavily influenced Louisiana during this time period?

What is France?

200

How old was Armand when he moved from Paris?

What is 8?

200

What theme is shown through Armand's treatment and ownership of slaves?

What is racism?

300

How many kids did she have?

What is 6?

300

Who was the first person to realize the baby is mixed?

What is the maid and/or mom?

300

Where was a the biggest trade hub in Louisiana?

What is New Orleans?

300

What is the term that is used to call the boy fanning her baby?

What is quadroon?

300

What theme is shown through Madame Valmondes acceptance of Desiree and the baby?

What is unconditional love?

400

What kind of company did her husband own?

What is a cotton business?

400

Finish the quote: "And the very spirit of ___ seemed suddenly to take hold of him and his dealings with the slaves." 

What is Satan?

400

What war entered the Antebellum period?

What is the Civil War?

400

What does Madame Valmondes name mean?

What is valley of the world?

400

What theme is shown when Desiree sends the letter to her mom asking about her heritage?

What is personal identity?

500

What is her most famous literary work?

What is the Awakening?

500

How did we find out about Armand's ancestry?

What is the letter in the desk?

500

What are the most prominent markets in Louisiana at the time?

What is cotton and/or sugar?

500

What is the name of Désirée's maid?

What is Zandrine?

500

What theme is shown when Armand rejects the baby?

What is abandonment?

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