"The Necklace" Literary Quiz Version 2

Round and dynamic character types represent which character?

The loss of the necklace represents which narrative element in the story?

Getting the invitation to the Ministry Ball represents what narrative element in the story?

Round and static are character types that best describe which character from the story?

The main conflict that occurs in Maupassant's story is...

• person vs. self because Mathilde wanted to be a better wife to her sacrificial husband,

• person vs. society because of Mathilde's attempts to move up the social ladder.

• person vs. society because Mathilde offended the upper class women at the Ministry Ball.

The symbol, the necklace, in the story represents...

• hard work and perseverance.

• the longstanding friendship between Mathilde and Madame Forestier.

• wealth and the desire to be a member of the upper class.

Mathilde paying off ten years of debt and telling the truth represents what narrative element in the story?

What event should NOT be included in a plot summary?

• Mathilde and her husband paying thirty-six thousand francs for a replacement

• Mathilde receiving attention at the Ministry Ball

• Mathilde losing the necklace

Mathilde's deep desires to move up the social ladder is best described using what word?

By the close of the conversation between Mathilde and Madame Forestier, it is clear that Mathilde feels ecstatic, remorse, or content?