CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does she think she deserves?
A
Suffering
B
Luxury
C
Delicacies
D
Both 2 and 3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Maupassant describes Mathilde Loisel as a woman who wants more than she has and envy those who have more than her she believes she deserves more than she has-possessions are bring her happiness.

Detailed explanation-2: -The day of the ball arrived. Mme Loisel was a great success. She was the prettiest of all-elegant, gracious, smiling and full of joy. All the men noticed her, asked her name, and wanted to be presented.

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. Then they changed their lodgings and rented an attic, got rid of the maid and Mme. Loisel did the housework herself.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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