CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the climax of the story?
A
They go to the party
B
Her friend tells her the necklace is fake
C
She loses the necklace
D
They go into debt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In “The Necklace, ” the climax occurs when the Madame Loisel realizes that the necklace, she borrowed from a friend is truly lost.

Detailed explanation-2: -The climax in Guy de Maupassant’s story The Necklace is the culmination of the events. When Mathilde and her husband come back from the party, they realize that the expensive necklace she borrowed is gone. This is when the course of the narrative changes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The short story ‘’The Necklace” ends with a chance meeting between Madame Loisel and Madame Forestier. Madame Forestier doesn’t even recognize her old friend anymore due to Mathilde’s changes in appearance. Ten years of hard work and poverty have changed Mathilde physically as well as her clothing.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the rising action, the protagonist, Mathilde Loisel, is frustrated as she has nothing to wear at a ball. Her husband offers to pay for a new dress using all of his savings, and she asks a friend to borrow a diamond necklace.

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