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The Necklace Worksheet
Name: ____________________
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Mathilde is envious of the social class and wealth of others because
a. she has never enjoyed either position or wealth
b. she was born rich and wants more wealth
c. her husband is very demanding
d. her former classmate encourages her
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2. Which one of the following reasons most probably explains why the Loisels do not tell Mme. Forestier
that the necklace is lost?
a. They fear financial ruin and poverty.
b. They do not care what anyone thinks about them.
c. The minister advises M. Loisel not to tell the truth.
d. They are ashamed to admit their carelessness.
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3. Mathilde seems happiest when
a. she receives the invitation to the reception
b. she attends and dances at the reception
c. her husband gives her money to buy a new dress
d. Mme. Forestier lets her borrow the necklace
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4. Mme. Forestier responds to Mathilde’s final revelation with
a. cruel mockery
c. amazement
b. compassion and generosity
d. a scream of terror
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5. At the end of the story, it is clear that
a. the Loisels have suffered needlessly
b. the Loisels soon will become wealthy
c. Mme. Forestier has two diamond necklaces
d. Mme. Forestier will help the Loisels
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6. In “The Necklace,” the greatest situational irony occurs when Mme. Loisel
a. is born into the wrong class
b. convinces her husband to let her buy a new dress
c. attends the kind of party she had always dreamed of
d. discovers that she has toiled to replace a cheap necklace
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7. Which is one of the principal themes of “The Necklace”?
a. We suffer for our vanities.
b. It is unwise to borrow things.
c. Parties can lead to trouble.
d. Friends should be honest with each other.
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8. From which point of view is this story told?
a. first-person from Mme. Loisel’s point of view
b. third-person limited from Mme. Loisel’s point of view
c. third-person limited from M. Loisel’s point of view
d. third-person omniscient
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The Necklace Worksheet
9. When Mme. Loisel’s husband surprises her with an invitation to an elegant social reception, she
a. angrily tosses the invitation aside
c. weeps with delight
b. matter-of-factly accepts
d. hugs him gratefully
____ 10. Judging from de Maupassant’s lengthy description of her, Mme. Loisel is best described as
a. clever and shy
c. brilliant and worldly
b. shallow and beautiful
d. optimistic but unlucky
____ 11. In her new gown and borrowed necklace, Mme. Loisel spends the evening
a. talking with her husband
c. watching rich people
b. wishing she had not come
d. dancing with many men
____ 12. M. Loisel spends most of his time at the party
a. talking with his friends
c. dozing in an empty room
b. meeting famous people
d. dancing and flirting
____ 13. In order to replace the necklace, M. Loisel does all of the following except
a. contribute his entire inheritance
c. make deals with loan sharks
b. borrow money from the bank
d. mortgage his house
____ 14. Throughout the story, Mme. Loisel values
a. love
b. knowledge
c. appearances
d. wisdom
____ 15. Which moment changes the course of Mathilde’s life?
a. Mathilde realizes that the necklace has fallen from her neck.
b. Her husband uses his savings to finance Mathilde’s dress.
c. The minister and other officials at the party notice Mathilde dancing.
d. Mathilde tells Madame Forestier that they lost the original necklace.
____ 16. Which of the following statements is the best summary statement of “The Necklace”?
a. A woman who wants to make an impression goes to a dance.
b. An expensive necklace is lost and needs to be replaced.
c. In the pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to a life of poverty.
d. A woman buys an expensive dress and borrows a necklace.
____ 17. Which of the following objects would have to be included in a summary of “The Necklace”?
a. a rifle
c. a necklace made of paste
b. Oriental tapestries
d. an expensive fur
____ 18. The story’s third-person limited point of view allows the reader to know
a. what Mme. Forestier thinks about Mathilde
b. about the details of M. Loisel’s clerk position
c. why Mathilde is unhappy with her life
d. what each character thinks of Mathilde
____ 19. The third-person limited point of view focuses on the feelings and thoughts of
a. all the characters
c. two objective characters
b. one of the characters
d. the main characters
____ 20. In what part of the world does this story take place?
a. England
c. France
b. United States
d. Italy
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