CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Buy an estate in Tula or Oryol.
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Go abroad to Naples or Klin.
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Give him a hundred roubles and put the rest away under lock and key.
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Buy new furnishing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does Ivan believe his wife would do with the lottery money? Buy an estate in Tula or Oryol.
Detailed explanation-2: -Masha, Ivan Dmitritch‟s wife, had bought a lottery ticket with a prize of 75, 000 roubles. Dmitritch began to dream of the prize even before checking the number in the newspaper. Dmitritch decided to invest 25, 000 roubles in real estate and spend 10, 000 to pay debts and travel abroad.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ivan decided to shatter her dreams and so he immediately looked at the winning number and read the series 9499 number 46. They realized that they were not the winners. They were really disappointed and continued their work.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Ivan Dmitritch’s wife, Masha, invests her money in the lottery, he can help but feel it is a foolish waste of timing. However, having read through the rest of the paper, he agrees to check the numbers for his wife at her request.
Detailed explanation-5: -In “The Lottery Ticket", Chekhov develops the theme that the love of money can destroy one’s satisfaction. Chekhov creates this theme through Ivan and his wife’s reactions to the idea of money as well as each other.