WorksheetsThe Necklace
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
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 evokes feelings of superiority in the reader because the reader knows he or she would never act so foolishly.
It makes the reader realize that people who suffer and live miserable lives have largely brought it on themselves.
Which city is the setting for "The Necklace"?
London
Paris
Rome
New York
Define refinement
Politeness; good manners
very beautiful and lovely
something done to honor someone
Define homage?
very beautiful and lovely
something done to honor someone
politeness; good manners
How does Mathilde’s attitude about life differ 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 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
Mathilde is dramatic and concerned with how others view her; her husband is hardworking and content
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.” (Paragraph 12)
“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)
“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)
“It was the end, for her. As for him, he was thinking that he must be at the office at ten.” (Paragraph 53)
How does Mme. Loisel feel about her social standing?
Dissatisfied and resentful
Indifferent, but somewhat content
Angry and unhappy
Worried and anxious
In the end, how has poverty changed Mme. Loisel?
She looks older than she is.
She has become a hard worker.
She has lost some of her pride and vanity.
All of the above.
Which of the following is not a description of Monsieur Loisel?
Economical
Pragmatic
Selfish
Thoughtful
Situational Irony is
When you expect one thing to happen, but something else happens
When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not
When a character says one thing but means something different
After the necklace is lost, the story states that Mme. Loisel "plays her part with sudden heroism." What does she begin doing that is considered heroic?
She works hard and uncomplainingly.
She finds the necklace.
She reveals to Mme. Forestier that the necklace is lost.
She saves Mme. Forestier from falling in the frozen river.
What is the primary cause of
Mathilde’s unhappiness?
She is not in love with her
husband.
She is rarely invited to parties.
She wants to live a different
life from the one she is living.
She is forced to work hard in
order to make ends meet.
How do Mathilde’s feelings
change when she is at the ball?
She is worried about people
thinking she doesn’t belong.
She finally feels satisfied with
the way people treat her.
She is disappointed that the
ball doesn’t live up to her
expectations.
She finally feels happy to
spend time with Monsieur
Loisel.
Why does Madame Forestier not
recognize Mathilde at the end of
the story?
Mathilde has changed the
color of her hair.
Madame Forestier is trying
to ignore her.
Madame Forestier is losing
her eyesight.
Mathilde has lost her good
looks.
The necklace in the story is
a symbol for which of the
following themes?
Friendships are more valuable
than wealth.
Marriage is never easy.
Things are not always as they
appear.
Hard work builds character.
What effect does the loss of
the necklace have on Monsieur
Loisel?
He has to work several jobs
to pay back the borrowed
money.
He no longer loves Mathilde
and resents being married
to her.
All the hard work causes him
to become seriously ill.
He divorces Mathilde and
marries Madame Forestier.
What is one way that the setting
affects the story?
The setting at Mathilde’s
house brings about the
resolution of Mathilde’s
money problems.
The setting of the ball puts in
motion events that end in the
loss of the necklace.
The setting at the Ministry of
Public Instruction introduces
the major characters from
the story.
The setting in France is the
source of the unhappiness
in Mathilde’s life.
Select the vocabulary word which best fits the definition below:
ability to adapt easily.
resplendent
refinement
suppleness
