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In a novel set in this state, an anti-abolitionist named Agricola Fusilier is stabbed by one of the title family. George Washington Cable used this state as the setting of his novel The Grandissimes. A story set in this state ends with Armand discovering a letter (10[1])from his mother (10[1])revealing his part-Black ancestry. While her husband Léonce is away on business, a character in this state drowns (10[1])herself after (10[1])Robert Lebrun confesses his (10[1])love for her. “Désirée’s Baby” takes place in this state, in which a novel centering on Edna Pontellier is also (10[1])set. For 10 points, (10[1])what state is the setting of The Awakening by Kate Chopin (“shoh-PAN”), whose writing often draws on her Creole heritage? ■END■ (10[5])

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