The Locket

Question

by Kate Chopin

One night in autumn a few men were gathered about a fire on the slope of a hill. They belonged to a small detachment of Confederate forces and were awaiting orders to march. Their gray uniforms were worn beyond the point of shabbiness. One of the men was heating something in a tin cup over the embers. Two were lying at full length a little distance away, while a fourth was trying to decipher a letter and had drawn close to the light. He had unfastened his collar and a good bit of his flannel shirt front.

“What’s that you got around your neck, Ned?” asked one of the men lying in the obscurity.

Ned—or Edmond—mechanically fastened another button of his shirt and did not reply. He went on reading his letter.

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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

What is the main conflict in the passage?

(1 point)
Responses

Edmond misses Octavie.
Edmond misses Octavie.

Edmond angers Nick who wants him to get up.
Edmond angers Nick who wants him to get up.

Edmond has apparently died in battle.
Edmond has apparently died in battle.

Edmond has a troubling dream.

Answer 1

The main conflict in the passage revolves around Edmond's feelings of nostalgia or longing, specifically related to the locket around his neck, which likely symbolizes a connection to someone important to him, possibly Octavie. Therefore, the correct response is:

Edmond misses Octavie.