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Worksheets"The Necklace"
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
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1.
Which city is the setting for "The Necklace"?
a)
London
b)
Paris
c)
Rome
d)
New York
2.
At the beginning of the story, what is the cause of Madame Loisel's constant unhappiness?
a)
her marriage
b)
her desire to be wealthy
c)
her poor health
d)
her wish for more friends
3.
What literary technique is illustrated by this passage from Maupassant's story?
She would have so loved to charm, to be envied, to be admired and sought after.
She would have so loved to charm, to be envied, to be admired and sought after.
a)
irony
b)
symbolism
c)
direct characterization
d)
indirect characterization
4.
What conclusion might you draw about Madame Loisel's character, based on the life she wants to live?
a)
She enjoys working.
b)
She has simple needs.
c)
She cares most about her relationships.
d)
She cares most about material things.
5.
What conclusion can you draw about Monsieur Loisel, based on his treatment of his wife?
a)
He cares a lot about his wife's happiness.
b)
He has grown tired of his wife's complaints.
c)
He cares too much about unimportant things.
d)
He enjoys accompanying his wife to fancy receptions.
6.
Which word best describes Madame Loisel's friendship with Madame Forestier?
a)
equality
b)
companionship
c)
sympathy
d)
envy
7.
Where does Madame Loisel lose Madame Forestier's necklace?
a)
at Madame Forestier's house
b)
during a visit to the library
c)
on a trip
d)
at the ball
8.
Which of the following is a direct effect of Madame Loisel's loss of the necklace?
a)
a bitter quarrel with Madame Forestier
b)
divorce from Monsieur Loisel
c)
the couple's move from the city to the countryside
d)
a life of poverty and hard physical labor
9.
Choose the order in which these events happen in Maupassant's story.
Madame Loisel borrows the necklace.
Madame Loisel meets Madame Forestier on the Champs Elysees.
Monsieur Loisel receives an invitation for a reception at the Ministry.
Madame Loisel writes her friend a letter to explain the delay in returning the necklace.
Madame Loisel borrows the necklace.
Madame Loisel meets Madame Forestier on the Champs Elysees.
Monsieur Loisel receives an invitation for a reception at the Ministry.
Madame Loisel writes her friend a letter to explain the delay in returning the necklace.
a)
IV, I, III, II
b)
III, I, IV, II
c)
III, II, I, IV
d)
II, IV, I, III
10.
Which of the following literary elements is prominent in the story's ending?
a)
metaphor
b)
irony
c)
flashback
d)
point of view
11.
Which best describes Madame Loisel's feelings at the end of the story?
a)
happiness
b)
indifference
c)
astonishment
d)
fear
12.
Which word most nearly means the same as rueful as it is used in this sentence.
The very sight of the little Breton girl who cleaned for her awoke rueful thoughts and the wildest dreams in her mind.
The very sight of the little Breton girl who cleaned for her awoke rueful thoughts and the wildest dreams in her mind.
a)
cheerful
b)
angry
c)
sorrowful
d)
pleasant
13.
Which sentence uses the word disheveled correctly?
a)
At the ball, Madame Loisel looks disheveled in her fine gown and necklace.
b)
Monsieur Loisel brings home a disheveled invitation to a grand reception.
c)
Years of hard labor has resulted in Madame Loisel's disheveled appearance.
d)
Madame Loisel yearns for a disheveled life, complete with elegant furnishings.
14.
Which verb in the subjunctive mood correctly completed the following sentence?
He acts as if he _____ the coach of the team.
He acts as if he _____ the coach of the team.
a)
is
b)
were
c)
was
d)
be
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