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Question 1

Who is the main character in ‘The Necklace’?

Answer 1

Mathilde Loisel

Question 2

What does Mathilde Loisel desire most in life?

Answer 2

Wealth and luxury

Question 3

What event does Mathilde get invited to?

Answer 3

A high-class ball

Question 4

What does Mathilde borrow from her friend to wear to the ball?

Answer 4

A diamond necklace

Question 5

What happens to the necklace after the ball?

Answer 5

Mathilde loses it

Question 6

How do Mathilde and her husband respond to the loss of the necklace?

Answer 6

They decide to replace it without telling her friend

Question 7

True or False: Mathilde and her husband spend ten years repaying the debt for the replacement necklace.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the twist at the end of the story?

Answer 8

The original necklace was a fake and worth very little.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: Mathilde’s husband is named _______.

Answer 9

Georges Loisel

Question 10

What theme is prominently explored in ‘The Necklace’?

Answer 10

The dangers of pride and vanity

Question 11

What does Mathilde’s character represent?

Answer 11

The desire for a more glamorous life

Question 12

How does Mathilde’s life change after losing the necklace?

Answer 12

She experiences poverty and hardship.

Question 13

What literary technique is used in the ending of ‘The Necklace’?

Answer 13

Irony

Question 14

What does Mathilde’s struggle symbolize?

Answer 14

The pursuit of materialism

Question 15

What societal class does Mathilde belong to at the beginning of the story?

Answer 15

The middle class

Question 16

What does Mathilde’s husband sacrifice for her?

Answer 16

His savings and well-being

Question 17

What is the setting of ‘The Necklace’?

Answer 17

Paris, France in the late 19th century

Question 18

True or False: Mathilde is content with her life at the beginning of the story.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What does the necklace symbolize in the story?

Answer 19

Wealth and social status

Question 20

What does Mathilde’s transformation over the years demonstrate?

Answer 20

The impact of hardship on a person’s character

Question 21

What is the main conflict in ‘The Necklace’?

Answer 21

Mathilde’s desire for a better life versus her reality

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The story of ‘The Necklace’ is primarily about _______.

Answer 22

Illusion versus reality

Question 23

What lesson can be learned from Mathilde’s experience?

Answer 23

The importance of honesty and the dangers of envy

Question 24

Who reveals the truth about the necklace to Mathilde?

Answer 24

Her friend Madame Forestier

Question 25

What is the tone of the story?

Answer 25

Somber and reflective

Question 26

Which narrative perspective is used in 'The Necklace'?

Answer 26

Third-person omniscient

Question 27

How does the story end?

Answer 27

With Mathilde learning the necklace was a fake.

Question 28

What is a key moral of 'The Necklace'?

Answer 28

True worth is not determined by material possessions.

Question 29

Caste

Answer 29

class, level, rank,

Question 30

Ingenuity

Answer 30

intelligence inventiveness resourcefulness shrewdness skill talent wisdom wit.

Question 31

Supple

Answer 31

agile · elastic · flexible · graceful · limber · lithe · malleable · pliable, pliant, resilient, springy, svelte, wiry.

Question 32

Ceaselessly

Answer 32

continuously, endlessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly.

Question 33

Shabby

Answer 33

crummy · decaying · old looking

Question 34

Candelabra

Answer 34

an object with several branches for holding sources of light

Question 35

Coquettish

Answer 35

the sense of flirtatious

Question 36

Dainty

Answer 36

delicate, elegant, exquisite, and rare

Question 37

Quail

Answer 37

tremble · wince

Question 38

Sought

Answer 38

wanted , prized, desired,

Question 39

Descended

Answer 39

Down

Question 40

Quay

Answer 40

berth · jetty · key · landing · levee · slip · whar

Question 41

Bewildered

Answer 41

deeply or utterly confused or perplexed

Question 42

Vestibule

Answer 42

entrance · entry · entryway

Question 43

Wither

Answer 43

lose freshness, force, or liveliness

Question 44

Chagrin

Answer 44

strong feelings of embarrassment.

Question 45

Ruinous

Answer 45

extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. “a ruinous course of action” synonyms: catastrophic. harmful. causing or capable of causing harm.

Question 46

Dreadful

Answer 46

extremely bad, distasteful, unpleasant, or shockin

Question 47

Garret

Answer 47

room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building

Question 48

Odious

Answer 48

causing hatred; hateful; detestable. 2.

Question 49

Impertinence

Answer 49

means disrespectful behavior or language

Question 50

Ingeniousnes

Answer 50

characterized by cleverness

Question 51

Who is the friend which Mathilde borrow the diamond necklace?

Answer 51

Madame Forestier

Question 52

Who is the friend which Mathilde borrow the diamond necklace?

Answer 52

Madame Forestier

Question 53

Author of the necklace, french author, father of the modern short story,

Answer 53

Guy de Maupassant