The Necklace - Exam Review

What is Madame Loisel's first name?

• Margret

• Jeanne

• Mathilde

• Mathilda

What is situational irony?

• 1. A contrast between what someone says and what someone means 

• 1. A contrast between what the reader or audience knows and what the characters know, usually to create humor or suspense

• 1. A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens 

What is dramatic irony?

• 1. A contrast between what someone says and what someone means 

• 1. A contrast between what the reader or audience knows and what the characters know, usually to create humor or suspense

• 1. A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens 

What is verbal irony?

• 1. A contrast between what someone says and what someone means 

• 1. A contrast between what the reader or audience knows and what the characters know, usually to create humor or suspense

• 1. A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens 

How long did it take the Loisels to pay off the loans they used to replace the necklace?

• 20 years

• 10 years

• 15 years

• 6 years

What is the denotation (definition) of "chagrin"?

• melancholy

• rough skin

• feel distressed or humiliated

What is "alliteration"?

• 1. A literary device that uses like or as to expand the imagery the author is presenting

• a literary device that involves repeating the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together

Which of these events did NOT take place in The Necklace?

• Mathilde and Monsieur Loisel  find a replacement necklace and tell the truth once the debt is paid off.

• They find a replacement necklace but never pay off the debt.

• Mathilde buys a nice dress and borrows a necklace from her friend for the party.

Why did Mathilde lie to Madame Forestier about what happened to the necklace. (This will be short response on the test, make sure you know your answers)

• Mathilde thought that Loisel would think she was a thief and it would ruin Mathilde's reputation.

• Because Mathilde thought Forestier would be mad if she told her what really happened.

• Because Mathilde and her husband could not get the money to replace the necklace.

• Loisel thought it would be better if Mathilde had the necklace so he lied to her about what happened to it.

Which one of these is alliteration?

• "sphinxlike smile"

• "dainty fingers"

• "wings of a foul"

• "woman of the people"