CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Madame Forestier and Madame Loisel were the same person the whole time.
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Monsieur Loisel is actually a friendly and hard-working ghost.
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The necklace was fake and worth only 500 francs.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Matilda blames Mme Forestier for her miseries and pitiful condition and discloses the truth to her at the end of the story, Mme Forestier tells her that her necklace was fake. It was worth five hundred francs only. This twist changes the whole course of the story.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the end of the story it is revealed that the necklace which Mathilde lost was not original and was worth only five hundred francs. Madame Forestier was stunned to realise that Mathilde has wasted ten years trying to pay the debts for a replacement necklace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The mood of Guy de Maupassant’s The Necklace is grim and tense. A dark mood prevails throughout the narrative.
Detailed explanation-4: -Madame Loisel told her friend that the clasp of the necklace was broken, so she had given it for repair.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shocked at the story, Mrs. Forestier told her a shocking truth, the diamond necklace that she had lent to Matilda had been made of artificial diamonds and was worth only five hundred francs.