The Necklace for CJH

Which statement best explains why the girl is unhappy?

• because she does not get along with her classless family

• because she is not beautiful enough to get a rich husband

• because her family refused to help her find a good match for a husband

• because she feels she deserved to marry a man above her class

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Which of the following best describes the husband?

• He is unhappy with their life but unwilling to work hard to change it.

• He also wants to be rich and is working hard to please his wife.

• He is happy with their poor life and bitter that his wife wants more.

• He is content with their poor life and feels it is already fulfilling.

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How does Madame Loisel react to the invitation?

• She is upset because she does not have anything appropriate to wear.

• She is upset because she does not know how to act at a ball.

• She is excited because she always wanted to go to a ball.

• She is nervous because her ball gown is old and used.

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What is Monsieur Loisel’s solution to his wife’s problem?

• He is going to sell his gun to buy her a dress.

• He is going to give her money he saved for himself to buy a dress.

• He is going to ask a friend to borrow money to buy her a dress.

• He is going to help her borrow a dress worth 400 francs from her friend.

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Why is the borrowed necklace so important to Mathilde?

• because it will distract from her shabby old dress

• because it will convince others that she is someone else

• because she will look as though she belongs at the party

• because she will have the opportunity to steal it

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Why is Mathilde so eager to leave the ball quickly?

• to keep people from noticing her poor coat

• to keep people from noticing her hair

• because she did not have a good time at the ball

• because she did not want to talk to the other ladies

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Which of the following best describes Madame Loisel’s problem?

• Madame Loisel breaks the necklace she borrowed and needs time to fix it.

• Madame Loisel loses the necklace she borrowed and needs to lie to have time to find it.

• Madame Loisel does not want to return the necklace so her husband lies to help her keep it.

• Madame Loisel loses the necklace and lies that it was stolen to avoid trouble.

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What do the Loisels end up doing about the lost necklace?

• They borrow money, buy a new necklace, and return it to Madame Forestier as if it’s the original.

• They eventually tell Madame Forestier the truth about losing the necklace, and lose her as a friend.

• They replace the diamond necklace with something less valuable and return it to Madame Forestier.

• They borrow money to buy a replacement necklace, but then decide to steal it.

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How did the Loisels’ plan to replace the necklace affect their lives?

• They became much more practical about borrowing money.

• They worked hard and lived meagerly to get out of debt.

• They blamed everyone else for their misfortune and poverty.

• They eventually gained respect and wealth for pretending to be rich.

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Why is Madame Forestier “deeply moved” at Mathilde’s confession?

• because Mathilde worked so hard to replace her valuable necklace

• because she never realized the necklace was a replacement

• because Mathilde worked so hard to replace a cheap necklace

• because Mathilde was too afraid to tell her friend the truth

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