CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does the wife come up with the amount of four hundred francs?
A
she knew the price of a dress she saw at the store
B
it is the amount of her weekly allowance
C
she knew her husband would allow her to spend that money
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Her husband gave her 400 francs to buy a new dress, that he had been saving to buy a gun so that he could go hunting with his friends. After buying the dress she was sad because she did not have jewellery to make herself look more appealing and attractive.

Detailed explanation-2: -So he managed to bring her an invitation to attend the minister’s party. For that party, he offered her 400 Francs to buy a new dress which he had saved to buy a new gun for himself. When she had lost the necklace at the party, without being aggressive he arranged 36000 Franks for replacing the same.

Detailed explanation-3: -Loisel possessed 18, 000 francs left him by his father. He would borrow the rest. He borrowed, asking a thousand francs from one man, five hundred from another, a hundred here, fifty there.

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