Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin

Question 1

How did Desiree come to the Valmonde family?

• She was left on their doorstep
• Through an adoption agency
• Found by the side of the road
• Left behind by a servant

Question 2

What does Desiree notice as she observes one of the slaves' babies?

• Her child, although the same age, is half the size
• That her baby is much darker than the slave baby
• Her child is not very attractive
• Although light, their babies have the same color skin

Question 3

What truth does Armand later discover in an old letter?

• His mother was of African descent
• Desiree had had an affair with a slave
• His father was of African descent
• He is adopted and cannot know his own heritage

Question 4

What does Madame Valmonde exclaim when she first sees the baby?

• "This is not the baby!"
• "What have you done?!"
• "What is wrong with him?!"
• "You are a whore!"

Question 5

What does Desiree do when Armand shuns her?

• Walks into the bayou with the infant and they are never seen again
• Begs him to take her back, even as a slave
• Stabs her baby, then herself
• Shoots Armand, then the baby, then herself