WorksheetsThe Necklace Fictional Elements
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
Which of the following IS a THEME of "The Necklace"?
Pride will never lead to a person's downfall.
Honesty is best even when it may be difficult.
Appearances always tell the truth.
Loaning personal items always turns out great
The climax of the story occurs when...
Monsieur Loisel secures an invitation to the party
Madame Forestier allows Madame Loisel to borrow a necklace for the party
Madame Loisel learns that the original necklace was a fake
Madame Loisel loses the necklace after the party
One event that is part of the rising action is...
Monsieur Loisel secures an invitation to the party
Madame Loisel loses the necklace after the party
Madame Loisel learns that the original necklace was a fake
The Loisels get into debt to pay off the replacement necklace
Which of the following describes an internal conflict of Madame Loisel's?
She loses the necklace after the party.
She has to figure out how to save money when she becomes poor.
She values material things more than her husband does.
She struggles with whether to tell Madame Forestier the truth.
Think about the conversation Madame Loisel and her husband have about the party. What does their conversation reveal about their different points of view regarding the party?
Their conversation illustrates that both characters are concerned about how the other will behave at the party.
Their conversation shows the different ways each character believes the party will demonstrate their social status.
Their conversation emphasizes the different opinions each character has of the Minister of Education and his wife.
Their conversation highlights the different levels of experience each character has in attending parties thrown by the upper class.
What is the main type of irony in the story?
verbal (character says one thing but means the opposite)
dramatic (reader knows something that a character doesn't)
situational (what happens is the opposite of what is expected, as in a big plot twist)
Which of the following best describes the irony of the story?
Situational. Although Matilda lives a modest, middle-class lifestyle, she believes that she deserves to be rich.
Dramatic. Readers know that the original necklace is of little value, but Madame Loisel and her husband do not know.
Situational. The necklace that Madame Loisel and her husband go into debt to replace turns out to be fake and of little value.
Dramatic. Readers know that Madame Forestier will trick Madame Loisel, but Loisel is unaware of Forestier's plan.
Which of the following pieces of evidence best reveal the theme that being greedy can lead to your downfall or ruin?
“Madame Loisel came to know the ghastly life of abject poverty...She came to know the heavy work of the house, the hateful duties of the kitchen.”
"She had a rich friend, an old school friend whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home."
"Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin case, a superb diamond necklace; her heart began to beat covetously."
"When she sat down for dinner at the round table covered with a three-days-old cloth, opposite her husband...she imagined delicate meals, gleaming silver..."
"No... there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women."
Based on the above quotation, what inference can you make about Madame Loisel?
She is jealous and envious of Madame Forestier's wealthier lifestyle.
She cares about what others think of her, and she doesn't want to be perceived as poor.
She hates her middle-class lifestyle and wants more luxurious, finer things.
She often asks her husband for advice and trusts his judgment.
How does Madame Loisel's decision not to tell Madame Forestier the truth help to propel the plot forward?
It causes Madame Loisel and her husband to go into debt and become poor.
It causes Madame Loisel and her husband to become uninvited to the ball.
It causes Madame Loisel and her husband to search for the lost necklace.
It causes Madame Forestier to go to the jeweler's to purchase a new necklace.
