Question 1
Madame Valmonde.
Who is Desiree's mother?
When Madame Valmonde goes to visit Desiree and the baby.
When does the story's introduction start?
French dialect.
What type of dialect is featured in the story?
Desiree was.
Was Desiree or Armand adopted?
He becomes distant towards Desiree and their son
What happens to Armand as the baby gets older?
Historical fiction
What is the story's genre?
He was cruel.
How was Armand towards his slaves?
It was written in 1893.
When was the story written?
Racial identity is an example of this.
Name the symbolism of the baby's appearance in relation to race.
Armand's mother, Madame Aubigny, was revealed to be black in the end of the story.
Is Armand mother black in Desiree's baby?
Armand Aubigny.
Who is Desiree's husband?
Boy
Is Desiree's baby a girl or a boy?
Kate Chopin
Who is the author of Desiree's baby?
"This is not the baby!"
What does Madame Valmonde say when she sees the baby?
The baby, the bonfire, and L'Arbi.
What are the 3 symbols in the story?
Antebellum period before the Civil War
The story's setting happened during which time period?
Racism, slavery, love, and female identity.
What are the 4 main themes of Desiree's Baby?
A third person omniscient narrator
What was the story's perspective?
She notices the similarities between her baby and a child of mixed race who fans her baby.
How does Desiree come to the conclusion that her baby may be bi-racial or multi-racial?
Racial prejudice.
What is the main conflict in Desiree's baby?
Situational irony
What type of irony is used throughout the story?
A cotton plantation
What type of the plantation do the Aubigny's own?
That Armand is part black and that the child is part black because of him and not his wife.
What is the cruel twist in the story?
The white one is the meaning of this character's name.
What is the meaning of the name "La Bianche"?
L'Abri
What is the name of the plantation where Desiree and Armand live?