The Necklace Comprehension Check

Which sentence from the story best shows the difference between Madame Loisel and the other guests at the ball?

• “He stopped, distracted, seeing that his wife was weeping.”

• “He threw over her shoulders the wraps he had brought, the modest wraps of common life, the poverty of which contrasted with the elegance of the ball dress.”

• “It took them to their dwelling in the Rue des Martyrs, and sadly they mounted the stairs to their flat.”

• “She no longer had the necklace around her neck!”

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

To determine something by using evidence and reasoning from the text is an) __________________.

• topic

• inference

• theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which sentence from the short story most strongly creates a sense of surprise?

• “She waited all day, in the same condition of mad fear before this terrible calamity.”

• “"I have—I have—I've lost Madame Forestier's necklace," she cried.”

• “‘And it has taken us ten years to pay for it.’”

• “‘It was worth at most only five hundred francs!’”

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What inference can be made from the following evidence: "The night of the ball arrived. Madame Loisel was a great success. She was prettier than any other woman present, elegant, graceful, smiling and wild with joy. All the men looked at her, asked her name, sought to be introduced. All the attaches of the Cabinet wished to waltz with her. She was remarked by the minister himself."

• She wants to use the ball to launch herself into high society.

• The waltz is her favorite dance.

• She enjoys the admiration she receives.

• Her charming conversations woo the Cabinet.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The subject of a story usually expressed through a single word or phrase is the _________________ of the story.

• topic

• inference

• theme

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Which inference about Madame Loisel is best supported by the text?

• She protects her family against debtors.

• She provides for others who are in need.

• She wishes to work in an office alongside her husband.

• She desires to have things that are unattainable to her.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement from the text most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 6? (She desires to have things that are unattainable to her).

• “Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born to enjoy all delicacies and all luxuries.”

• “She bore her part, however, with sudden heroism.”

• “That dreadful debt must be paid.”

• “She came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen.”

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The central idea or message of a story often expressed as a universal statement is the _______________ of the story.

• topic

• inference

• theme

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following inferences about Monsieur Loisel is best supported by the text?

• He is hardworking and determined.

• He is angry with his wife and unsympathetic toward her.

• He relies on his wife for emotional support.

• He knows that his wife does not truly love him.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 9? (He is hardworking and determined).

• “Loisel held her back, saying: ‘Wait a bit. You will catch cold outside. I will call a cab.’”

• “Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs which his father had left him. He would borrow the rest.”

• “He went to police headquarters, to the newspaper offices to offer a reward; he went to the cab companies—everywhere, in fact, whither he was urged by the least spark of hope.”

• “‘How stupid you are!’ her husband cried. ‘Go look up your friend, Madame Forestier, and ask her to lend you some jewels. You're intimate enough with her to do that.’”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3