Question 1

1. From which point of view is the story told?

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d.  third person omniscient

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a.  first person

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c.  third person objective

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b.  third person limited

Question 2

2. Which text excerpt below best demonstrates the point of view you selected above?

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b.  He grew a little pale, because he was laying aside just that amount to buy a gun and treat himself to a little shooting next summer on the plain of Nanterre, with several friends who went to shoot larks there of a Sunday.

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a.  Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born to enjoy all delicacies and all luxuries.

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c.  "It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty-stricken. I would almost rather not go at all.”

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d.  The next day they took the box that had contained it and went to the jeweler whose name was found within. He consulted his books.

Question 3

4. Which excerpt below includes irony?

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a.  Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation on the table crossly, muttering: "What do you wish me to do with that?"

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c.  At last they found on the quay one of those ancient night cabs which, as though they were ashamed to show their shabbiness during the day, are never seen round Paris until after dark.

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d.  He did borrow, asking a thousand francs of one, five hundred of another, five louis here, three louis there.

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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.

Question 4

5. Which type of irony is used in the excerpt you selected above?

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a.  situational irony

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c.  dramatic irony

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b.  verbal irony

Question 5

6. In the story, what does the necklace symbolize?

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d.  all of these

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b.  beauty

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c.  deception

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a.  power

Question 6

7. Which excerpt below includes foreshadowing that hints at the ultimate outcome of the story?

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c.  She dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station

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d.  She saw first some bracelets, then a pearl necklace, then a Venetian gold cross set with precious stones, of admirable workmanship.

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b.  She had a friend, a former schoolmate at the convent, who was rich, and whom she did not like to go to see any more because she felt so sad when she came home.

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a.  She thought of silent antechambers hung with Oriental tapestry, illumined by tall bronze candelabra, and of two great footmen in knee breeches who sleep in the big armchairs, made drowsy by the oppressive heat of the stove.

Question 7

8. What does the following passage mainly reveal about Madame Loisel (paragraphs 1-2)?

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b. She feels entitled to riches because of her appearance and charm.

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a. She is the most beautiful woman in the entire country.

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d. She wants a career that offers a high salary.

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c. She comes from a wealthy family.

Question 8

9. What inference can be made about Madame Loisel based on the text?

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d. She desires to have things that are unattainable to her.

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c. She wishes to work in an office alongside her husband.

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a. She protects her family against debtors.

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b. She provides for others who are in need.

Question 9

10. Which statement from the text most strongly supports the correct answer to the previous question?

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a. “Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born to enjoy all delicacies and all luxuries.”

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b. “She bore her part, however, with sudden heroism.”

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c. “That dreadful debt must be paid.”

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d. “She came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen.”

Question 10

11. Which character traits below most accurately describe M. Loisel, Mathilde’s husband?

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b.  loyal and dutiful

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a.  selfish and prideful

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c.  obnoxious and presumptuous

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d.  boring and undesirable

Question 11

12. Which evidence from the story most strongly supports your answer to the previous question?

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c.  He compromised all the rest of his life, risked signing a note without even knowing whether he could meet it;

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a.   Loisel returned at night with a hollow, pale face. He had discovered nothing.

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b.  "Why, the gown you go to the theatre in. It looks very well to me.” He stopped, distracted, seeing that his wife was weeping. Two great tears ran slowly from the corners of her eyes toward the corners of her mouth.

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d.  "You might wear natural flowers," said her husband. "They're very stylish at this time of year.”

Question 12

13. Which of the following inferences about Monsieur Loisel is best supported by the text?

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a. He is hardworking and determined.

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d. He knows that his wife does not truly love him.

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b. He is angry with his wife and unsympathetic toward her.

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c. He relies on his wife for emotional support.

Question 13

14. Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to the previous question?

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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.”

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

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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.’”

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

Question 14

15. What can the reader most likely infer from the following lines about Madame Loisel’s experience at the ball (paragraph 51)?

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c. She enjoys the admiration she receives.

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a. She wants to use the ball to launch herself into high society.

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b. The waltz is her favorite dance.

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d. Her charming conversations woo the Cabinet.

Question 15

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

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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.”

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

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

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

Question 16

17. Which sentence from the short story most strongly creates a sense of surprise?

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d. “‘It was worth at most only five hundred francs!’”

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a. “She waited all day, in the same condition of mad fear before this terrible calamity.”

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c. “‘And it has taken us ten years to pay for it.’”

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b. “"I have—I have—I've lost Madame Forestier's necklace," she cried.”

Question 17

18. Which excerpt below is a theme of “The Necklace”?

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d.  Too much pride can get in the way of a happy life.

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a.  Greedy people are always destined to be poor.

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b.  Humble people always finish last.

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c.  Always try your best, no matter what.

Question 18

19. How does the author develop the theme that you selected in the previous question?

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a.  by showing the harm done to a couple who had too much pride

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b.  by showing what happens to a couple who behave greedily

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c.  by showing that hard work and effort always pay off in the end

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d.  by showing how humility doesn’t always make you the winner, but it can make you happy

Question 19

20.The surprise ending is an example of...

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irony

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metaphor

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foreshadowing

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satire

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