The Necklace Vocab + Story

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

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.

Where does Madame Loisel lose Madame Forestier's necklace?

• at Madame Forestier's house
• during a visit to the library
• on a trip
• at 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

At the end of the story we discover that the lost necklace cost ____ francs

• 400
• 40,000
• 36,000
• 500

Which one of these does not happen?

• Loisel borrows money from every possible source
• Loisel does business with loan sharks
• Loisel steals money from his boss
• Loisel uses his father's inheritance

At first Mathilde does not want to go to the ball because she did not have

• a necklace
• a dress
• a date
• an invitation

At the end of the story it is clear that

• Mdme. Forestier has 2 diamond necklaces
• Mdme. Forestier purposely tricked Mathidle
• The Loisel's will soon become very wealthy
• The Loisel's suffered pointlessly

Which one of the reasons most probably explains why the Loisel's lie

• They fear financial ruin and poverty
• They do not care what people think of them
• They are ashamed to admit they lost the necklace

• They blame and hate Mdm. Forestier 

Throughout the story Mathilde values

• love
• knowledge
• appearances
• family