Madame Loisel Story Questions

Picture Madame Loisel in her apartment. How does this setting make her feel?

• Happy and content

• Sad and discontent

• Excited and thrilled

• Indifferent and neutral

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Compare Madame Loisel's daydreams with her real surroundings. What kind of life does she want?

• A luxurious and glamorous life

• A simple and content life

• A life of adventure and travel

• A life dedicated to helping others

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What the kind of invitation tells me about the place where the party will be held is:

• It suggests an elegant and fancy place

• It indicates a casual setting.

• It implies an outdoor location.

• It hints at a private residence.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Anxious means _______________ in this sentence. The surrounding words, or context clues, that helped me figure it out are: Madame Loisel might be anxious about _______________.

• Nervousness

• Calm

• Excited

• Indifferent

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Matilda thinks that looking poor is humiliating. Other negative words that are used to describe being poor are:

• pauper

• lowly

• miserable

• hopeless

• sad

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Madame Loisel goes to see Mrs. Forestier. Being in this new setting influences Mathilda's choices by:

• Making her change her mind about borrowing the jewelry

• Choosing something simple because she knows that what matters is how the persons are inside

• Choosing what appears to be more the most valuable piece of jewelry

• Bare and minimalistic, reflecting simplicity.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

Madame Loisel changes in this setting by _______________. This tells me _______________ about her.

• Madame Loisel changes in this setting by becoming more humble. This tells me she has learned the value of hard work.

• Madame Loisel changes in this setting by acting happier. This tells me that she likes to feel she is beautiful, admired in elegant places.

• Madame Loisel changes in this setting by becoming more generous. This tells me she values friendship more.

• Madame Loisel changes in this setting by becoming more reclusive. This tells me she prefers solitude.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

The words and phrases in this sentence that gave me clues about the meaning of the word Elegance are:

• graceful and stylish

• awkward and clumsy

• The word clashed and the word plain, everyday, and shabbiness suggest that elegance means "stylishness."

• dull and boring

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I use a map of Paris to locate the places mentioned in the story.

• yes

• no yet

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

The story includes phrases such as “her mind a blank” and “they had lost all hope.” These phrases helped me to understand the characters' feelings by: ___________________________________________________________.

• By showing their confusion and despair.

• By indicating their happiness and joy.

• By highlighting their excitement and anticipation.

• By demonstrating their anger and frustration.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6