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Desiree's Baby Final Review
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1) What is the main conflict in “Desiree’s Baby”?
A
Desiree wants to have a child, but her husband does not.
B
Desiree has to choose between her two children.
C
Desiree gives birth to a child that is blind.
D
Desiree gives birth to a child that is Black.
2) What does Armand do with his love letters to Desiree?
A
He reads them aloud to his friends and mocks Desiree.
B
He bundles them up and throws them in the well.
C
He burns them along with all of her clothing and the baby furniture
D
He keeps them in a special box as keepsakes.
3) What does Armand learn about his parents?
A
His parents were originally French.
B
His mother was really a Black woman.
C
His parents adopted him as a child.
D
His father was really a Black man.
4) What choice does Desiree make?
A
She leaves Armand and takes the baby and disappears into the Bayou
B
She files for divorce.
C
She heads back to Valmonde to her mother.
D
She leaves Armand and the baby to go back home.
5) What is the setting of “Desiree’s Baby”?
A
Pre-Civil War Louisiana
B
Post-Vietnam Louisiana
C
Post-Civil War Louisiana
D
Revolutionary Era Louisiana
6) Who is the protagonist in “Desiree’s Baby”?
A
Armand
B
Madame Valmonde
C
LaBlanche
D
Desiree
7) Which of the following items was NOT burned at the end of the story in Armand's bonfire?
A
the corbelle he had ordered from Desiree from Paris
B
the cradle Desiree's baby slept in
C
letters Desiree had sent him before they were married
D
a letter from Madame Valmonde attesting to Desiree's white lineage
8) What changes in Armand's behavior has Désirée noticed after her son was born?
A
Armand cannot help talking about his son’s future and the prospect of more children
B
Armand is so pleased with his son that he has stopped punishing his servanta
C
rmand compares his son’s eyes to Désirée’s once a day.
D
The costs of the French corbeille and the baby’s layette has sent him into debt, and his mood has grown pensive and anxious.
9) Why has L'Abri, the Aubigny mansion, come to seem a sad looking place to Madame Valmondé?
A
She believes that the house needs a woman’s touch.
B
She has a sense of foreboding about what will happen to Désirée now that she has married.
C
Armand’s habit of being strict with his servants has tarnished the house’s once-proud reputation
D
She misses Désirée ,and approaching her daughter’s new home reminds her of the past.
10) Which explanation of Désirée's parentage does Madam Valmondé finally accept?
A
She had been abandoned by the stone pillar by reckless Texans.
B
She was the illegitimate child of Monsieur Valmonde and an octoroon maid.
C
Providence had bequeathed Desiree to her, for she was childless.
D
She had run away from her own parents.
11) Why is Madame Valmonde shocked when she sees the baby?
A
the baby would not stop crying.
B
it has grown a great deal in a short time.
C
the baby looked as if it were not in good health.
D
she notices its skin color is dark.
12) What is the relationship implied between Armand and LaBlanche?
A
She is Armand’s aunt.
B
She is Armand’s sister
C
she is a freed slave who chooses to stay and keep his house
D
it is implied that Armand is having an affair with her.
13) What figurative language does the writer use in the following: “Armand,” she called to him, in a voice which must have stabbed him.
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
alliteration
D
oxymoron
14) What figurative language does the writer use in the following: “The roof came down steep and black like a cowl”
A
metaphor
B
alliteration
C
oxymoron
D
simile
15) The foreboding appearance of L’Abri symbolizes
A
Monsieur Volmonde’s feelings toward Armand
B
LaBlanche’s feelings toward Armand
C
Armand’s dark moods
D
Desiree’s feelings toward her baby
16) The author contrasts Armand's treatment of the slaves on the plantation with
A
Of Desiree's treatment of slaves on the plantation
B
of how Texans treat slaves on their plantations
C
Of his father's treatment of slaves on his plantation
D
Monsieur Volmonde's treatment of Slaves on his plantation
17) When Desiree describes her child to her mother, we know she is feeling
A
ashamed
B
embarrassed
C
proud
D
ambivalent
18) To explain how Armand came to notice Desiree before he married her, the author uses
A
symbolism
B
foreshadowing
C
hyperbole
D
flashback
19) The reader learns that Armand's moods
A
determine who gets to sit at the dinner table each night
B
determine Desiree's happiness
C
determine how hard the slaves will work
D
determine whether or not Madame Valmonde will visit
20) When Armand's mood deteriorates in the story, Desiree becomes
A
physically sick
B
worried
C
depressed
D
aloof
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