CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She lost the necklace she borrowed and needs to lie to have more time to find it.
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She breaks the necklace and needs time to fix it.
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She lost the necklace and said that it was stolen so she doesn’t have to worry about looking for it.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Loisels are so upset about losing the necklace because it is borrowed. Mathilde borrowed it from an old friend, Madame Forestier, because Mathilde did not own any and Madame Forestier was wealthy. The Loisels believe that the necklace is made of real diamonds and must be incredibly expensive.
Detailed explanation-2: -The necklace symbolizes the life that Madame Mathilde Loisel yearns for but cannot have, especially now that she has to repay the loans for losing the original necklace. Her greed for that life becomes the eventual demise of her life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Mathilde realizes that she has lost the necklace when she sees herself in the mirror. After the ball, she comes home and wants to admire herself before changing her dress. She “let the wraps fall from her shoulders to see herself once again in all her glory.
Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps the most bitter irony of “The Necklace” is that the arduous life that Mathilde must assume after losing the necklace makes her old life-the one she resented so fully-seem luxurious.