CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long do the Loisels work in order to pay for the replacement necklace?
A
14 years
B
8 years
C
10 years
D
9 years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They visit many jewelers, searching for a similar necklace, and finally find one. It costs 40, 000 francs, although the jeweler says he will give it to them for 36, 000. The Loisels spend a week scraping up money from all kinds of sources, mortgaging the rest of their existence.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mathilde Loisel When she prepares to attend a fancy party, she borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier, then loses the necklace and must work for ten years to pay off a replacement. Her one night of radiance cost her and Monsieur Loisel any chance for future happiness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. After a period of ten years, Madame Loisel changed into a humble, industrious woman, who no longer dreamt about being rich. She began to work hard for everything she earned. After losing the necklace, Madame Loisel sacrificed her comfortable lifestyle and discards her desire to be entitled.

Detailed explanation-5: -4) How do the Loisels pay for the necklace’s replacement? They paid for it by using 18, 000 francs that Monsieur Loisel inherited from his father, and they would borrow the rest.

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