Question

What is the former sweetheart's motive in "A Wedding Gift"?

to make Jacques pay for leaving her
to ruin Jacques' marriage
to get Jacques to care for their child
to blame others for her problems

Answer 1

to get Jacques to care for their child

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Answer 2

In the short story "A Wedding Gift" written by Guy de Maupassant, Jacques had a sweetheart by the name of Ravet. On the night that he married his new love by the name of Berthe, a physician sent a letter to him saying that Ravet was about to die due to giving birth to a child who she claimed to be his. The motive of the sweetheart is to get Jacques to care for their child as she died the following day.