Give brief responses to these questions on ‘The Necklace’.
1 How does the author describe Mathilde? She was pretty, charming but unhappy
2 Why was Mathilde so unhappy? She believed she deserved better
3 Why Mathilde did not like to visit her former schoolmate at the convent? She felt sad when she went home.
4 What does this tell you about Mathilde? What kind of a person was she? She was envious and dreamy
5 Why was Mathilde not happy with the invitation to the ball? She had no dress to wear
6 What was Loisel keeping the 400 francs for? He wanted to buy a gun
7 Why was Mathilde not happy again as the ball drew near? She has no jewels to wear
8 Pick the phrases that show that Mathilde had a great time at the ball. ‘Great success’, ‘danced with rapture’, ‘passion’
9 How did Loisel and Mathilde manage to replace the necklace? They borrowed the money
10 How long did it take them to repay all their debts? It took them 10 years
11 What did Mathilde find out from Madame Forestier one day? Mathilde found out that they bought a real diamond necklace to replace the fake one
12 What were your feelings on finding out what had happened to Mathilde? I felt terribly sorry for Mathilde and Loisel (Accept any suitable answers)
Read the extract from the short story ‘The Necklace’ below and answer the question that follows, basing your answer on your knowledge of the whole story.
‘You say that you never noticed it, then! They were very similar.’
And she smiled with a joy that was at once proud and ingenuous. Madame Forestier, deeply moved, took her hands.
‘Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five
hundred francs!’
Based on the information in the extract, briefly describe what happened in the above incident.
Mathilde had bought a diamond necklace for Madame Forestier, as Mathilde had lost the one she had borrowed. Now, after some years, Madame Forestier tells her that the necklace was only a fake.
Read the extract from the short story ‘The Necklace’ below and answer the question that follows, basing your answer on your knowledge of the whole story.
‘What’s the matter? What’s the matter?’ he asked.
By a violent effort she conquered her grief and replied in a calm voice, while she wiped away her tears, ‘Nothing Only I have no gown, and therefore, I can’t go to this ball Give your card to some colleague whose wife is better equipped than I am’
Based on the information in the extract, briefly describe what happened after the incident.
Her husband gives her the money to buy herself a gown.
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