R
eading Comprehension
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A
Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the
reading.
1.
____ Desiree and Armand had a loving relationship before the baby was born.
2.
____ Desiree’s Mom asked her to bring her baby and come home to Valmonde.
3.
____ Desiree took the easiest road when she left L’Abri.
4.
____ Armand was angry that his slaves started the great bonfire.
B
Choose the best answer.
1.
What does Armand accuse Desiree of?
a. Not
taking care of their child
b. Not being white
c. Cheating
on him with another man
d. Threatening to leave him
2.
According
to the passage, Zandrine was ________.
a.
a
slave
b.
Desiree’s
sister
c.
a
housekeeper
d.
a
nurse
3.
What does Desiree do immediately after Armand tells her to go?
a. She burns all of the letters she wrote to Armand.
b. She runs away to her mother’s house.
c. She goes looking for her child.
d. She waits for her husband to stop her from leaving.
C
For the next two questions, look for the answers in the passage and
write them on the lines provided.
1.
Why was Desiree frightened when she looked at her baby’s face?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
2.
What was shocking about the letter from Armand’s mother to Armand’s
father?
______________________________________________________
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