The Necklace and Good Enough

"The Necklace"

At the beginning of the play, what does Matilda desire?

• to be content with what she has, even though all her friends are much wealthier

• to make more money

• to appear as a wealthy high-society woman, even though she is not

• to get a job as a lawyer

"The Necklace"

Which lines support your answer to Question 1? Choose TWO.

• Matilda: I'll put it on a few blocks from here, where we cannot be seen.

• Old Pierre: Matilda had quite an imagination.

• Matilda: Flowers! How hamulating it would be to appear so shabby among the most elegant women of Paris

• Matilda: How strange life is. How fickle.

"The Necklace"

In Scene 1, Matilda says she lives in squalor. According to information in the play, is this accurate?

• No. Her house is nicer than she thinks it is.

• No. Her house is in worse condition than she is willing to admit.

• Yes. Her house is extremely messy and dirty.

• Yes. Her house is in such bad condition that it's unsafe to live in.

"The Necklace"

Which lines support your answer to Question 3. Choose THREE.

• SD3: The furniture and decorations are old and faded, but the room is cozy and neat.

• Marie-Claire: Madame, you have a perfectly lovely home.

• Old Pierre: All her fine things were sold.

• SD1: Pierre sits in a chair reading a newspaper. Marie-Claire is dusting

"The Necklace"

In Scene 7, Matilda says, "How strange life is. How fickle." Matilda says this because

• Her life hasn't changed very much.

• Her life completely and suddenly changed for the worse because of one small mistake.

• She finally understands that material possessions cannot bring happiness.

• She is still mystified by where the original necklace went.

"The Necklace"

At the end of the play, SD3 says, "Matilda stands aghast as the curtain falls." As it is used in that sentence, aghast means.....

• Seized with terror

• Burning with rage

• Shocked and horrified

• Surprised and delighted

"Good Enough"

At the beginning of the story, Dori has been crying in the bathroom. Why has she been crying?

• She thinks her mom spent too much money on the shirt she gave Dori for her brithday.

• She is upset that the shirt she got her birthday is a knockoff.

• She is remembering being teased by the girls at school.

• She is angry with her mom for not buying a real Orion shirt.

"Good Enough"

On page 21, Dori says, "I was busy with my math homework....." Dori means that she is

• worried or anxious

• feeling or showing frustrations

• very enthusatic or eager about something

• lost in thought; focused

"Good Enough"

On page 24, Dori says that Lisa and her friends "are in the A group." Dori means that the girls are

• smart

• generous

• popular

• in a special club

"Good Enough"

What does the Orion shirt represent to Dori at the beginning of the story?

• fitting in

• comfort

• freedom

• growing up