Madame valmondé bent her portly figure over désirée and kissed her, holding her an instant tenderly in
her arms. then she turned to the child.
"this is not the baby! " she exclaimed, in startled tones. french was the language spoken at valmondé in
those days.
"i knew you would be astonished," laughed désirée, "at the way he has grown. the little cochon de lait!
look at his legs, mamma, and his hands and fingernails.-real finger-nails. zandrine had to cut them this
morning. isn't it true, zandrine? "
the woman bowed her turbaned head majestically, "mais si, madame."
“and the way he cries," went on désirée, "is deafening. armand heard him the other day as far away as la
blanche's cabin."
madame valmondé had never removed her eyes from the child. she lifted it and walked with it over to the
window that was lightest. she scanned the baby narrowly, then looked as searchingly at zandrine, whose
face was turned to gaze across the fields.

the conversation between madame valmondé and désirée gives an example of
select all that apply.
a)burlesque humor
b)foreshadowing
c)historical context
d)situational irony

(4) what has fields argued in his case before the supreme court?

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

Which revision, if any, best fixes the bolded (capitalized in this case) part of the sentence? female cardinals, a somewhat drab bird compared to the males, blend in well with their environment. no change somewhat drab birds a somewhat drab's bird somewhat drab bird's