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Reading Check
1. Which language is spoken at Valmondé?
2. Which social affair “had softened Armand Aubigny’s imperious and exacting nature greatly”?
3. What “curious scene” occurs at L’Abri several weeks after Désirée’s departure?
4. According to the letter, what is Armand’s mother “cursed with”?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How did Madame Valmondé find Désirée as a baby? Describe the difference between the realism of this discovery and the narrative that Madame Valmondé tells herself about the discovery.
2. Summarize Armand’s changing temperament throughout the story. How does his temperament directly link to his treatment of enslaved persons?
3. What event causes Désirée to question the race of her baby? How does she respond, and what is the consequence of her response?
4. Why does Armand want Désirée to leave the residence? How does she react to this information?
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