"The Necklace" Quiz

What literary technique is illustrated by this excerpt from Maupassant's story?

"Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she tossed the invitation on the table..."

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

Which word has a similar denotation as dejection?

Madame Loisel suffered dejection when she lost the necklace.

• illness

• poverty

• resentment

• hopelessness

Which sentence uses the word disheveled correctly? 

• Years of hard labor has resulted in Madame Loisel's disheveled appearance.

• At the ball, Madame Loisel looks disheveled in her fine gown and necklace.

• Monsieur Loisel brings home a disheveled invitation to a grand reception.

• Madame Loisel yearns for a disheveled life, complete with elegant furnishings. 

In "The Necklace" what is the main effect of irony on the reader?

• It causes the reader to feel intense dislike for people like Madame Loisel.

• It causes the reader to feel sympathy for the harsh life Madame Loisel unnecessarily led.

• It forces readers to reconsider the value they place on material possessions.

• Readers think that people who live ungrateful lives have largely brought it on themselves.

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CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which BEST shows how Mathilde’s attitude about life differs from her husband’s?

• 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

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

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

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

Which of the following quotations from the text best support the answer to the previous question?

• “Why, darling, I thought you'd be pleased. You never go out, and this is a great occasion.”

• “She spent the whole day waiting, in a state of utter hopelessness. Loisel returned in the evening, his face lined and pale; he had learned nothing."

• “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.”

• “It was the end, for her. As for him, he was thinking that he must be at the office at ten.”

What effect does the loss of the necklace have on Monsieur Loisel?

• He has to work several jobs to pay back the borrowed money.

• All the hard work causes him to become seriously ill.

• He no longer loves his wife and resents being married to her.

• He demands that Madame Loisel work and contribute to resolving their debt.

Which of the following examples BEST illustrates situational irony?

• Madame Loisel is a great success at the party and relishes being the center of attention.

• Madame Loisel buys a new dress and borrows a necklace from her friend.

• Madame Loisel, who dislikes work, must sacrifice her best years working to replace the lost necklace.

• Madame Loisel is determined and courageous and learns to be content with life.

Despite facing years of hardship and poverty, Madame Loisel endured her struggles with _________, never revealing the truth about the lost necklace.

• dejection

• resplendent

• fortitude

• dishevel

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Monsieur Loisel

• Madame Forestier

• Madame Loisel