The answers to the following questions can be found in the text:

a) Where had Madame Valmonde found Desiree for the first time when she was a baby?
b) Why had Armand's mother never left France?
c) What was Madame Valmonds's reply to Desiree's letter?
d) During which month were they picking cotton at L'Abri?
e) What did Armand have put on the bonfire?