CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At the end of the story, it is clear:
A
Mdme. Forestier had two diamond necklaces.
B
Mdme. Forestier purposely tricked Mathilde Loisel into purchasing an expensive diamond necklace replacement.
C
The Loisels end up very wealthy.
D
Mathilde Loisel and her husband suffered needlessly.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -However, it isn’t until the very end, after the necklace has been paid for, that Mathilde learns the one she borrowed was a fake. While the reader never sees her reaction to the news, you can infer she learned that just because something looks valuable doesn’t mean it really is.

Detailed explanation-2: -The short story ‘’The Necklace” ends with a chance meeting between Madame Loisel and Madame Forestier. Madame Forestier doesn’t even recognize her old friend anymore due to Mathilde’s changes in appearance. Ten years of hard work and poverty have changed Mathilde physically as well as her clothing.

Detailed explanation-3: -which word best describes madame loisel’s feeling at the end of the story? astonishment. from her thoughts, speeches, and behavior, we can conclude that madame loisel admiers a society that values about all.

Detailed explanation-4: -They replaced the necklace by paying eighteen thousand francs, which his father had left him and borrowing the rest of the amount from usurers and money lenders. Then they changed their lodgings and rented an attic, got rid of the maid and Mme.

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