CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did they pay for the new jewels?
A
using the money gave by his father
B
borrowing
C
her money
D
both 1 and 2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -How did Matilda get the jewels to wear to the ball? Matilda went to her friend Madame Forestier’s house. She told her the story of her distress. She borrowed a necklace of diamonds from her.

Detailed explanation-3: -How much was the necklace actually worth Class 10? As Mme Forestier tells Matilda at the end of the story, the necklace was only worth 500 francs while she and her husband thought that it was a real one which was 40, 000 Francs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution ’Dismay’ means “to make somebody feel shocked and disappointed".

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