Désirée's Baby Questions and Answers
What is the conflict in "Désirée's Baby"?
Who is La Blanche in "Désirée's Baby"?
In "Désirée’s Baby," do you think Armand already knew about his Black ancestry?
Why does Armand believe that Désirée is the reason the child is not white?
How does the revelation at the end of the story "Désirée's Baby" contribute to the story's theme?
Explain why Désirée had no option and had to die in "Désirée's Baby."
In "Désirée's Baby," why does Armand marry Désirée without considering her origins?
Why do you think "La Blanche" had that name?
Why has Armand's treatment of his wife changed so suddenly?
What is the meaning of family in "Désirée's Baby"?
In "Désirée's Baby," why do you think there was an "air of mystery among the blacks" and frequent visitors to L'Abri about three months after Désirée's baby was born?
What do the three colors symbolize in "Désirée's Baby"?
Would Armand's treatment of his wife be condoned by society today?
Examine the character of Armand from "Désirée's Baby." Does he have any redeeming qualities or not? What motivates him? What is his background? Does he have a choice at the end of the story regarding Désirée and the baby?
How did Armand react to the letter from his mother?
Do you believe there are circumstances in which Armand would behave in the same way today as he does in "Désirée's Baby"?
Compare and contrast Désirée’s and Armand’s reaction to the baby’s racial status and the consequences of these reactions.
What meanings are associated with the names Désirée, La Blanche, and L'Abri, and how do they relate to the story?
How does Chopin use diction to evoke feelings of sympathy for Désirée and her child as they are walking into the bayou?
In "Désirée's Baby," Armand was eight years old when his mother died. How could he not remember her being black?
What did Armand have to put in the bonfire?
How is "Désirée's Baby" related to naturalism or regionalism? What are some examples in the text that support that?
What lesson we can learn from the story of "Désirée's Baby"?
How does the setting of "Désirée's Baby" affect the story?
How does the narrator’s description of L’Abri, from Madame Valmondé’s point of view, develop the mood of the text?
How does the setting of the story contribute to the action in "Désirée's Baby"?
Do you think Armand burnt the last letter with the rest? Why or why not?
How did Armand treat his slaves?
What truth does Armand discover in an old letter from his mother to his father?
What is the conclusion of "Désirée's Baby"?
How does Madame Valmondé react to seeing the baby?
Why is Désirée denying her Black identity in “Désirée’s Baby”?
What is a character analysis of Désirée in "Désirée's Baby" by Kate Chopin?
In "Désirée's Baby" by Kate Chopin, what is the significance of the little quadroon boy fanning Désirée's baby with peacock feathers?
What is the resolution of "Désirée's Baby"?
How, specifically, does Armand treat his slaves?
What is the social message that "Désirée's Baby" portrays?
What is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution for "Désirée's Baby"?
What does the letter which Armand's mother wrote to his father symbolise in "Désirée's Baby"?
Where is there foreshadowing in the short story "Désirée's Baby"?
What is the writer's goal for "Désirée's Baby"?
In "Désirée's Baby," why doesn't Madame Valmondé take action as soon as she realizes the truth about the baby?
In "Désirée's Baby," during which month are the slaves picking cotton at L'Abri?
If the story "Désirée's Baby" did not end, how would it continue?
In "Désirée's Baby," what does, "He was reminded that she was nameless," mean?
Bases on the character of Désirée, what conclusions can be made about a woman's place in society?
Explain why Chopin uses the word "her" in the line, "He absented himself from home; and when there, avoided her presence and that of her child, without excuse."
What is the irony of "Désirée's Baby"?
What is the meaning of the phrase "he was reminded that she was nameless" in the context in which it appears?
Why didn't Désirée go back to Valmondé?
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