CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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what she has and what she wants
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what she once had and what she hopes for the future
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what she wants and what her husband wants
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what she has been promised and what she has received
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the beginning of the story, what is the main cause if Madame Loisel’s constant unhappiness? Her desperate longing to be wealthy. Based on the life that Madame Loisel craves, what can you conclude about her character? She is selfish, self-centered, and materialistic.
Detailed explanation-2: -In “The Necklace", Madame Loisel is a “very pretty", charming, young woman. In the first paragraph of the story, she was directly described as: The girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the beginning of the story, Mathilde was a charming young woman who daydreamed about a luxurious life. She was married to a minor clerk. The narrator mentioned that she dressed plainly because she could not afford fine clothes. She grieved incessantly, and believed that she was born to enjoy the luxuries of living.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mathilde is happy at only one point in “The Necklace”: on the night of the party, when her new dress and borrowed jewels give her the appearance of belonging to the wealthy world she aspires to.