The Necklace

The jeweler originally wanted ____ francs for an identical necklace

• 400

• 40,000

• 36,000

• 500

What literary technique is illustrated by this passage from Maupassant's story?
She would have so loved to charm, to be envied, to be admired and sought after.

• irony

• symbolism

• direct characterization

• Static character

In "The Necklace" what is the main effect of irony on the reader?

• It causes the reader to feel intense dislike for people like Madame Loisel.

• It causes the reader to feel sympathy for the harsh life Madame Loisel unnecessarily led.

• It evokes feelings of superiority in the reader because the reader knows he or she would never act so foolishly.

• It makes the reader realize that people who suffer and live miserable lives have largely brought it on themselves.

In the end, how has poverty changed Mme. Loisel?

• She looks older than she is.

• She has become a hard worker.

• She has lost some of her pride and vanity.

• All of the above.

After the necklace is lost, the story states that Mme. Loisel "plays her part with sudden heroism." What does she begin doing that is considered heroic?

• She works hard and uncomplainingly.

• She finds the necklace.

• She reveals to Mme. Forestier that the necklace is lost.

• She saves Mme. Forestier from falling in the frozen river.

The necklace in the story is

a symbol for which of the

following themes?

• Friendships are more valuable

  than wealth.

• Marriage is never easy.

• Things are not always as they

  appear.

• Hard work builds character.

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

• He has to work several jobs

  to pay back the borrowed

  money.

• He no longer loves Mathilde

  and resents being married

  to her.

• All the hard work causes him

  to become seriously ill.

• He divorces Mathilde and

  marries Madame Forestier.

What is one way that the setting affects the story?

• The setting at Mathilde’s

  house brings about the

  resolution of Mathilde’s

  money problems.

• The setting of the ball puts in

  motion events that end in the

  loss of the necklace.

• The setting at the Ministry of

  Public Instruction introduces

  the major characters from

  the story.

• The setting in France is the

  source of the unhappiness

  in Mathilde’s life.

How does Mathilde’s attitude about life differ from her husband’s?

• Mathilde comes from a wealthy family, and she feels she married down; her husband came from a poor family, and he feels he married up

• Mathilde understands how important it is to make a good impression; her husband is unaffected by the opinions of others

• Mathilde is reckless and thoughtless; her husband is organized and thinks everything through

• Mathilde is dramatic and concerned with how others view her; her husband is hardworking and content

Which of the following quotations from the text best support the answer to the previous question?

• “Why, darling, I thought you'd be pleased. You never go out, and this is a great occasion.” (Paragraph 12)

• “She thought for several seconds, reckoning up prices and also wondering for how large a sum she could ask without bringing upon herself an immediate refusal and an exclamation of horror from the careful-minded clerk.” (Paragraph 22)

• “He threw over her shoulders the garments he had brought for them to go home in, modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the ball-dress.” (Paragraph 48)

• “It was the end, for her. As for him, he was thinking that he must be at the office at ten.” (Paragraph 53)