CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The pleasure of looking pretty at the ball proved an expensive bargain for Matilda, as she lost the necklace borrowed from Mme Forestier. It took Loisel’s ten long years to pay back the huge sum they borrowed to replace the lost necklace.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Monsieur Loisel works three jobs, and Mathilde spends all her time doing the heavy housework. This misery lasts ten years, but at the end they have repaid their financial debts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: They lost a diamond necklace which she took from a friend and now they had to buy a diamond necklace worth sixty thousand dollars. It was not Mme Loisel’s mistake because Matilda didn’t tell her before buying a new diamond necklace. However, she had to live 10 years of painful life due to the necklace.