CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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forty thousand francs
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thirty six thousand francs
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five hundred francs
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mine were false. They were not worth over 500 francs.” Question : Why was Mme Forestier touched? (a) She was touched by Matilda’s plight which could have been avoided if only Matilda had told a lie.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The cost of the necklace was thirty-six thousand francs. Her husband inherited eighteen thousand francs from his father and he borrowed the rest of the amount from the moneylenders. Finally, they purchased the necklace and Matilda gave it to Jeanne who did not care to look at it.
Detailed explanation-4: -<br> What was the real cost of Mme Forestier’s necklace? Solution : five hundred francs.
Detailed explanation-5: -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. Loisel did the housework herself.