CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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her marriage
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her desire to be wealthy
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her poor health
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her wish for more friends
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Detailed explanation-1: -The cause of Matilda’s ruin was her longing for a life of luxury. She suffered from the poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls and the worn chairs. All these things tortured and angered her. She was always dissatisfied and unhappy, craving for all the delicacies and luxuries of life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mathilde always wants more than what she has, and refuses to adjust to her middle class status which causes her to never achieve the happiness she seeks.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the beginning, Mathilde is a middle class housewife who is very unhappy because she believes she deserves more than what she has. Nothing her husband does satisfies her. He presents her with an invitation to a fancy party, and she complains she has nothing suitable to wear.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mathilde resents the fact that she married beneath her and she suffers from chronic discontent.