CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Mr. Loisel doing at the end of the party?
A
chatting with other women
B
reading the newspaper
C
sleeping
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: Mr. loisel was fast asleep along with other mens whose wife were enjoying the Ball party.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monsieur Loisel is a clerk at the Ministry of Education, having no wealth or status. He works a modest job and provides Mathilde with a modest life.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Monsieur Loisel tries to appease Mathilde, he does so blindly, wanting only to make her happy. When she declares that she cannot attend the party because she has nothing to wear, he gives her money to purchase a dress.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was also a loving husband, as is seen from his behavior towards his wife. He readily parted with the four hundred francs that he had saved to buy a gun, so that Mme Loisel would be able to wear a nice dress to the Minister’s ball. This shows that his wife’s happiness was more important to him.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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