English II, Unit 4 (Part 1 Quiz)

What is realism?

• A reaction to the idealism and and optimism of Romanticism that seeks to describe life as it is, without adornment or glorification

• A literary movement characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical

• an idealistic philosophical and social movement which developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living

At the beginning of the story "The Necklace", what is the cause of Madame Loisel's constant unhappiness?

• her marriage

• her desire to be wealthy

• her poor health

• her wish for more friends

Where does Madame Loisel lose Madame Forestier's necklace?

• at Madame Forestier's house
• during a visit to the library
• on a trip to London
• sometime leaving the ball

Which of the following is a direct effect of Madame Loisel's loss of the necklace?

• a bitter quarrel with Madame Forestier
• divorce from Monsieur Loisel
• the couple's move from the city to the countryside
• a life of poverty and hard physical labor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Choose the order in which these events happen in Maupassant's story.

I) Madame Loisel borrows the necklace.

II) Madame Loisel meets Madame Forestier on the Champs Elysees and tells the true story about the necklace.

III) Monsieur Loisel receives an invitation for a reception at the Ministry.

IV) Madame Loisel writes her friend a letter to explain the delay in returning the necklace.

• IV, I, III, II

• III, I, IV, II

• III, II, I, IV

• II, IV, I, III

Which of the following literary elements is prominent in the ending of "The Necklace"?

• metaphor

• irony

• flashback

• point of view

At the end of "The Necklace" we discover that the lost necklace cost ____ francs

• 400

• 40,000

• 36,000

• 500

The Loisels spent how much to replace the lost necklace?

• 400

• 40,000

• 36,000

• 500

When you expect one thing but something else happens is a definition of

• characterization
• irony
• inciting incident
• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the Protagonist of " The Necklace"? 

• Madame Loisel
• Madame Forstier
• Guy de Maupassant 
• Monsieur Loisel

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4