E12 Regret questions

“Regret” Group Questions

1.    What does the description of Mamzelle  Aurélie at the beginning of the story suggest about her character?

2.    What is the setting? What clues help you determine the location of the story?

3.    What is suggested by a “pleasant odor of pinks in the air”?

4.    How does Mamzelle Aurélie’s understanding of the children evolve?

5.    What epiphany does Mamzelle Aurélie undergo at the end of the story?

6.    Why doesn’t Mamzelle Aurélie clean up the “sad disorder” left behind by the children?

7.    Why does Kate Chopin use the simile “She cried like a man” to describe Mamzelle Aurélie actions?

8.    How do you feel about Mamzelle Aurélie at the end of the story?

9.    What do you think the title of the story signifies?