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The Necklace

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word best describes Madame Loisel's friendship with Madame Forestier?
a)
equality
b)
companionship
c)
sympathy
d)
envy
2.
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.
3.
At the beginning of the story, what is the cause of Madame Loisel's constant unhappiness?
a)

her appearance since she wishes she were prettier

b)
her desire to be wealthy
c)
her poor health
d)
her wish for more friends
4.
Which city is the setting for "The Necklace"?
a)
London
b)
Paris
c)
Rome
d)
New York
5.

What happens after Madame Loisel loses the necklace?

a)

a fight 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
6.

Which sentence from the story best shows the difference between Madame Loisel and the other guests at the ball?

a)

A. “He stopped, distracted, seeing that his wife was weeping.”

b)

B. “He threw over her shoulders the wraps he had brought, the modest wraps of common life, the poverty of which contrasted with the elegance of the ball dress.”

c)

C. “It took them to their dwelling in the Rue des Martyrs, and sadly they mounted the stairs to their flat.”

d)

D. “She no longer had the necklace around her neck!

7.

Which quote from the text most strongly supports the character qualities of Monsieur Loisel best?

a)

A. “Loisel held her back, saying: ‘Wait a bit. You will catch cold outside. I will call a cab.”

b)

B. “Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs which his father had left him. He would borrow the rest.”

c)

C. “He went to police headquarters, to the newspaper offices to offer a reward; he went to the cab companies—everywhere, in fact, whither he was urged by the least spark of hope.”

d)

D. “How stupid you are!’ her husband cried. ‘Go look up your friend, Madame Forestier, and ask her to lend you some jewels. You're intimate enough with her to do that.”

8.

The narrator suggests that Mathilde’s problem is that she

a)

does not really love her husband

b)

does not know how to spend her vast wealth

c)

was born into the wrong social class

d)

needs a job to give her self-worth

9.

Mathilde borrows a necklace from Mme. Forestier because

a)

a. she does not have fine jewelry

b)

b. all of her jewels are in storage

c)

c. she does not want to wear real diamonds and risk losing them

d)

d. Mme. Forestier offers one, and Mathilde feels bad about refusing her kindness

10.

Why don’t the Loisels tell Mme. Forestier that the necklace has been lost?

a)

a. They fear Mme. Forestier will mock them.

b)

b. They do not care what anyone thinks of them.

c)

c. The minister advises M. Loisel not to tell the truth.

d)

d. They are ashamed to admit their carelessness.

11.

Which of the following statements best summarizes “The Necklace”?

a)

a. A woman who wants to make a good impression goes to a dance.

b)

b. An expensive necklace is lost and needs to be replaced.

c)

c. A woman buys an expensive dress and borrows a diamond necklace.

d)

d. In pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to financial ruin.

12.

This story is told from the

a)

a. third-person-limited point of view

b)

b. omniscient point of view

c)

c. first-person point of view

d)

d. second-person point of view

13.

What did M. Loisel suggest to his wife when she said it was embarrassing not to have a jewel on her dress?

 

a)

To wear flowers instead

b)

To borrow a piece of jewelry from his mother

c)

To ignore the haters

d)

To cancel decline the invitation

14.

How did the people at the party react to Mathilde? 

a)

Men were fascinated with her beauty

b)

Women were jealous of her charm

c)

Nobody noticed her in the party

d)

People were wondering who she was

15.

a division of society based on differences of wealth inherited rank, profession, or race

a)

valor

b)

caste

c)

usury

d)

garret

16.

a woman's or girl's dress

a)

quay

b)

frock

c)

wharf

d)

tragedy

17.

behaving in such a way to suggest a playful attraction flirtatious

a)

tragedy

b)

immoderate

c)

coquettish

d)

quay

18.

lack of basic necessities to live a comfortable life

a)

adulation

b)

privations

c)

pauper

d)

exorbitant

19.

annoyance; irritation

a)

vexation

b)

privation

c)

incessantly

d)

disconsolate

20.

constantly; continually

a)

vexation

b)

indirect characterization

c)

incessantly

d)

pauper

21.

causing sadness or depression; also, very unhappy

a)

disconsolate

b)

privations

c)

aghast

d)

adulation