Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| St.Louis Missouri - Feb 8 1850 |
|
|
Term
| What was her name when she was born? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was her father and how did he die? |
|
Definition
| Thomas O'Flaherty - On first trip for a train that collapsed over Gasconade Bridge (chopin was 5) |
|
|
Term
| When did her dad die and what company did he work for? |
|
Definition
| November 1, 1855 - Pacific Railroad |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What book did her mom write when her husband died when she was 27? |
|
Definition
| "Story of an Hour" (depression and liberation) |
|
|
Term
| Who in kates family was the first to get a legal seperaton in St. Louis? |
|
Definition
| Her great great grandma (who became literate and was a keelboat entrepeneur) |
|
|
Term
| Where did Chopin go to school? |
|
Definition
| Sacred Heart Academy (Elite Children of Mary) |
|
|
Term
| How did her half brother George die? |
|
Definition
| typhoid fever (Civil War) |
|
|
Term
| How old was her grandma when she died? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was her first book and who inspired her? |
|
Definition
| Nun told her to write "Commonplace Book" which was a compilation of diary entries |
|
|
Term
| Who was her best friend? Why were they separated (twice) |
|
Definition
| Kitty Gareche; Her family owned slaves in St. Louis during Civil War so they had to move and then when she moved back she became a nun |
|
|
Term
| WHo did she marry when she was 20? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What made Oscar different? |
|
Definition
| He was a son of a wealthy plantation owner and allowed Kate her independt nature |
|
|
Term
| Where did they live and how many children? |
|
Definition
| New Orleans; 2 Girls, 5 Boys (all before 28) |
|
|
Term
| How did Oscar die and how was this for kate? |
|
Definition
| Swamp Fever in 1882; she ran business for a year |
|
|
Term
| What town did they live in? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Why was Kate a local legend? |
|
Definition
| riding bareback with no shoes to get a doctor for Oscar |
|
|
Term
| Who did Kate feel similar to when accused of relations with her financial aid? |
|
Definition
| Louise Mallord in her "Story of an Hour" |
|
|
Term
| Who was Kate's accused lover and what did he become? |
|
Definition
| Albert Sampite; Alcee Arobin in "The Awakening" (1899) |
|
|
Term
| When did Chopin move back to St. Louis? |
|
Definition
| 1884; sold everything to live with mom (who died next year) |
|
|
Term
| Who inspired Chopin to write for energy and money? |
|
Definition
| Dr. Frederick Kolbenheyer |
|
|
Term
| What was Kates first novel? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What were the names of her two collections of short stories? |
|
Definition
| Bayou Faulk (1894); A Night in Arcadia (1897) |
|
|
Term
| What was the result of CHopin's The Awakening(1899)? |
|
Definition
| caused her persecution; critics: immoral and too classless for a girl |
|
|
Term
| How did Chopin die and when? |
|
Definition
| August 22,1904 ; cerebral hemmorage |
|
|
