Comprehension Quiz on 'The Necklace'

After reading paragraph 1, you can infer that:

• She married him for money

• She married him because she had no way of meeting someone of a higher stature

• She married him because it was an arranged marriage

• She married him because she was pregnant

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After reading paragraph 4, you can infer that Mr. Loisel:

• Is also unhappy with his life but tries not to show his wife

• Loves stew because it reminds him of his childhood

• Loves this meal because his wife makes it especially for him

• He is content his life and with what they have unlike his wife

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Which quote substantiates the idea that other people’s opinions are important to Matilde Loisel?

• "I don't know exactly, but I think I could do it on four hundred francs."

• "What's the matter with you? You've been very odd for the last three days."

• "She tried the effect of the jewels before the mirror, hesitating, unable to make up her mind to leave them, to give them up."

• "Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin case, a superb diamond necklace; her heart began to beat covetously."

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In paragraph 41-44, Mrs. Loisel didn’t put the coat on because:

• It didn’t match the color of her dress

• She wasn’t cold because she had done so much dancing

• She hated that coat and doesn’t like wearing it

• She was embarrassed to wear it

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Why does the author include paragraphs 70-72?

• It foreshadows that the original necklace wasn’t real

• It foreshadows that the necklace was never really lost

• To let the reader know that the case and the necklace were both fake

• To let the reader know why the necklace was so expensive

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In paragraph 76, it is implied that --

• Mr. Loisel was determined to find the necklace because he knows it was the right thing to do

• Mr. Loisel feels uncertain and doesn’t know if he will be able to pay all these people back

• He took the risk because he knew he could find the necklace

• He took his time to get the money together in order to give himself time to find the necklace

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Read the following: "Madame Loisel looked old now. She had become like all the other strong, hard, coarse women of poor households." It is implied that --

• The stress and work has had an impact on her physical appearance

• The stress and work has had an impact on how optimistic she was

• She doesn’t care about looks anymore because she knows now that they don’t matter

• She only dresses this way when doing housework

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After reading paragraph 90, you can infer

• Her friend was pretending not to recognize her so she wouldn’t have to talk to her

• Her friend failed to recognize her, weighed down by the burdens of the past few tumultuous years.

• Her friend knows she gave her a real necklace and she is avoiding her

• Her friend doesn’t want to talk to her because she knows that she is poor now

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The tone of paragraph 93 can be described as --

• Accusatory

• Accountable

• Insecure

• Confident

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Mathilde Loisel can best be characterized as --

• Direct

• Polite

• Loving

• Ungrateful

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