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which of the following characters from kate chopin’s story “désirée’s baby” could be described as a round and dynamic character? a. mme valmondé b. armand c. m valmondé d. la blanche e. zandrin
which of the following is an example of verbal irony in “désirée’s baby”?
a.
“. . our dear armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery.”
b.
“the passion that awoke in him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an avalanche, or like a prairie fire, or like anything that drives headlong over all obstacles.”
c.
“armand looked into her eyes and did not care.”
d.
“. . he hasn’t punished one of them—not one of them—since baby is born.”
e.
“as white as la blanche’s . .”
which of the following textual details best supports the theme “racism distorts relationships”?
a.
“the prevailing belief was that she had been purposely left by a party of texans, whose canvas-covered wagon, late in the day, had crossed the ferry that coton maïs kept, just below the plantation.”
b.
“a quick conception of all that this accusation meant for her nerved her with unwonted courage to deny it.”
c.
“when she reached l’abri she shuddered at the first sight of it, as she always did.”
d.
“that was the way all the aubignys fell in love, as if struck by a pistol shot.”
e.
“she sat in her room, one hot afternoon, in her peignoir, listlessly drawing through her fingers the strands of her long, silky brown hair that hung about her shoulders.”