CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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because it will distract from her shabby old dress
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because it will convince others that she is someone else
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because she will look as though she belongs at the party
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because she will have the opportunity to steal it
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Madame Mathilde Loisel’s borrowed necklace symbolizes the dream that she has always desired: “to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after.” For one night at the ball, Madame Loisel will be that person.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mathilde borrows the necklace because she wants to give the appearance of being wealthy; Madame Forestier does not tell her up front that the necklace is fake, perhaps because she, too, wants to give the illusion of being wealthier than she actually is.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mathilde Loisel A beautiful woman who yearns for a life of luxery and wealth. When she is invited to a fancy party, she borrows a necklace from her wealthy friend Madame Forestier because she refuses to go to the party without expensive jewels and a beautiful gown.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mathilde Loisel dreams of being rich and is self-conscious about her middle-class status. She borrows Madame Forestier’s necklace to wear to a ball but loses it, then spends the next decade working to pay off the replacement, sacrificing her beauty and youth.
Detailed explanation-5: -Because of her pride and obsession with wealth, Mathilde loses ten years of her life and spends all of her savings on replacing the necklace only to find out that the original necklace was a fake.