CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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New shoes.
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A gun, so that he can hunt with his friends.
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A new transmission for his Chevrolet.
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Plastic surgery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -She was upset because she didn’t have anything to wear at such an extravagant party. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -In “The Necklace, ” Madame Loisel’s husband had set aside an amount of money to buy a gun. Coincidentally, this amount of money is the exact amount Madame Loisel needs to buy a dress for the party they are attending.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The Loisel’s had been invited to a party at the minister’s residence. When Matilda told her husband that she wanted a new dress to wear, first of all he asked her to wear whatever she possessed. When she got angry and refused to go to the party at all, he finally agreed to let her buy a new one.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Matilda’s husband had saved a good amount of money to buy a gun for him. But when his wife refused to attend the party without a new dress, he had to give up buying the gun. He used the saved four hundred francs to buy her costume.
Detailed explanation-5: -In order to replace it, they had to borrow money, use all the savings. They bought it for thirty-six thousand Francs and it took them ten years to repay the money. Matilda had to live a horrible life of necessity to help save all that they could.