Short Stories Review- HONORS Eng1 9th Grade

At the beginning of the story, 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

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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 conclusion can you draw about Monsieur Loisel, based on his treatment of his wife?

• He cares a lot about his wife's happiness.
• He has grown tired of his wife's complaints.
• He cares too much about unimportant things.
• He enjoys accompanying his wife to fancy receptions.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Choose the order in which these events happen in Maupassant's story. 
Madame Loisel borrows the necklace.
Madame Loisel meets Madame Forestier on the Champs Elysees.
Monsieur Loisel receives an invitation for a reception at the Ministry. 
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

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following literary elements is prominent in the story's ending? The Necklace

• metaphor

• irony

• flashback

• point of view

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following IS NOT a THEME of "The Necklace"?

• Be happy with what you have.

• Be honest and tell the truth.

• Going into debt can be financially dangerous.

• Rich people shouldn't share what they have with anyone.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What leads Montresor to want to kill Fortunato?

• boredom

• Fortunato killed his cat

• Fortunato tried killing Montresor previously

• an act of revenge for insulting him

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In Montresor's opinion, what is Fortunato's weak point?

• his arrogant attitude about his knowledge of art

• his pride especially his judgment of wine

• his poor taste in fashion

• his self-confidence especially about his mason work

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the reader know that Fortunato does not know? (hint: this would be a kind of dramatic irony, and Montresor tells the reader right in the beginning...)

• Montresor is seeking revenge for some wrong done to him

• Montresor does not even like wine

• Rats are everywhere in the catacombs

• They servants are having a really big party in the ballroom

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Luchesi is a fellow wine lover that Montresor and Fortunato know.

Montresor lured Fortunato into the catacombs by saying that he could always get Luchesi to taste the Amontillado instead of Fortunato.

So, Montresor uses this kind of psychology of mentioning Luchesi to ensure that Fortunato comes with him

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6