The Necklace

What the cause of Mathilde's unhappiness?

• She never gets invited to parties.

• She does not love her husband

• She is required to work hard and is poor.

• She wants to live a different life from the one she is living?

What is one way the setting affects the story?

What is Mathilde's first reaction to the invitation to the ball?

• disappointed

• ungrateful

• happy

• humble

What is something that Monsueur Loisel and Mathilde have in common?

• They both work had to repay the debt for the necklace

• They are both unhappy with their middle-class lives.

• They are both grateful for the invitation to the ball.

• They both work for Gantner Avenue School.

The author describes the amount of housework that Mathilde must do as being odious. Using the context clues, what is a synonym for odious?

How does the third-person omniscient point of view help readers understand how the lost necklace impacts Mathilde?

• By focusing on Mathilde's feelings, the narrator shows her emotional and physical changes

• By focusing on Mathilde's action, the narrator shows how Mathilde does not change over time

• By including Mathilde's thinking, the narrator highlights her indifference toward the lost necklace

• By including Mathilde's reactions, the narrator shows how Mathilde becomes happy with her new life

How do Mathilde's feelings change when she is at the ball?

Why does Madame Forestier not recognize Mathilde at the end of the story?

• Mathilde has lost her good looks.

• Madame Forestier is losing her eyesight.

• Madame Forestier is trying to ignore her.

• Mathilde changed the color of her hair.

The necklace in the story is a symbol for the following theme. ​ ​

What effect does the loss of the necklace have on Monsieur Loisel?