The Necklace Quiz

PART A: What does the word "petulantly" mean, as it is used in paragraph 10?

"Instead of being delighted, as her husband hoped, she flung the invitation petulantly across the table, murmuring:"

• Showing sudden irritation

• Showing sudden disappointment

• Showing sudden excitement

• Showing sudden disinterest

PART B: Which clue from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Swiftly she tore the paper…" (Paragraph 8)

• "Why, darling, I thought you'd be pleased." (Paragraph 12)

• "She looked at him out of furious eyes…" (Paragraph 13)

• "…his wife was beginning to cry." (Paragraph 16)

PART A: What does the conversation between Mathilde and her husband in paragraphs 10-13 reveal about the characters' different points of view regarding the party?

• A. The conversation illustrates that both characters are concerned about how the other will behave at the party.

• B. The conversation shows the different ways each character believes the party will demonstrate their social status.

• C. The conversation emphasizes the different opinions each character has of the Minister of Education and his wife.

• D. The conversation highlights the different levels of experience each character has in attending parties thrown by society's prominent members.

PART B: Which TWO quotations best support each character's point of view? Select one quotation for each character.

• A. Mathilde: "What do you want me to do with this?" (Paragraph 11)

• B. Monsieur Loisel: "Every one wants one; it's very select, and very few go to the clerks." (Paragraph 12)

• C. Monsieur Loisel: "It looks very nice, to me . . ." (Paragraph 15)

• D. Mathilde: "I don't know exactly, but I think I could do it on four hundred francs." (Paragraph 24)

• E. Mathilde: "…there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women." (Paragraph 32)

5. PART A: How does Mathilde's attitude about life differ from her husband's?

• A. Mathilde comes from a wealthy family, and she feels she married down; her husband came from a poor family, and he feels he married up

• B. Mathilde understands how important it is to make a good impression; her husband is unaffected by the opinions of others

• C. Mathilde is reckless and thoughtless; her husband is organized and thinks everything through

• D. Mathilde is dramatic and concerned with how others view her; her husband is hardworking and content

PART B: which of the following quotations from the text best support the answer to Part A?

• A. "Why, darling, I thought you'd be pleased. You never go out, and this is a great occasion." (Paragraph 12)

• B. "She thought for several seconds, reckoning up prices and also wondering for how large a sum she could ask without bringing upon herself an immediate refusal and an exclamation of horror from the careful-minded clerk." (Paragraph 22)

• C. "He threw over her shoulders the garments he had brought for them to go home in, modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the ball-dress." (Paragraph 48)

• D. "It was the end, for her. As for him, he was thinking that he must be at the office at ten." (Paragraph 53)

7. Which sentence best illustrates a theme in the text?

• It is better to appreciate what you have

• Fake it until you make it

• The clothes don't make the man (or woman)

• If you don't like where you are in life, work harder