the+necklace+-+questions

**Literal**
1.2 Why did M. Loisel expect his wife to be pleased to receive the invitation from the Minister of Education?

1.3 Describe Mme Loisel's reaction on reading the invitation.

1.4 Why had M. Loisel been saving 400 Francs?

1.5 Compare and contrast the life of Mme Lebrun before and after the disappearance of the necklace.

1.6 Why was Mme Loisel anxious to hurry away from the ball?

1.7 What efforts were made to find Mme Forestier's necklace?

1.8 Describe in your own words how the Loisels' life changed after they had paid for the new necklace.

1.9 How did Mme Forestier recognize Mme Loisel when they met in the Champs-Elysees?

1.10 What was Mme Forestier's reaction when the necklace was returned?

**Inferential**
Always give reasons for your answers.

2.1 Do you think Mme Loisel recognized good quality jewellery?

2.2 Why was Mathilde unhappy with her life at the opening of the story?

2.3 Do you think M. Loisel enjoyed the ball?

2.4 Why were the Loisels allowed to buy the new necklace for less than the asking price?

2.5 Before the last few lines of this story, are there any clues given by the author which hint at the true cause of the baby's appearance?

2.6 Why do you think Mme Forestier never contacted Mme Loiser after the 'return' of her necklace?

2.7 Do you think M. Loisel was content with his life before the ball took place?

2.8 How did M. Loisel contribute to the cost of the new necklace?

**Evaluative**
3.1 Write a different end to the story, assuming that either Mme Loisel never lost the necklace or that she found the necklace.

3.2 Discuss whether the Loisels chose the right course of action when they found the necklace was missing? What other choices were open to them and why were these not chosen?

3.3 Do you think there is a moral to this story?

Answers 1.2 Monsieur Loisel expected his wife to be happy as this was an event which would be attended by many wealthy people, and few clerks were invited. In addition, Mathilde had always wanted to mix with the rich and she hated being poor. 1.3 She flung the invitation onto the table as she was afraid of being embarrassed if she went to the party because they were poor and she did not have any suitable clothes to wear. Furthermore, she would be looked down on if she was to dress shabbily like she usually did. 1.4 M. Loisel wanted to buy a gun to go lark-shooting with his friends. 1.5 (Um...Mme Lebrun? Is that Mathilde?) Before the disappearance of the necklace, Mme Lebrun hated her life as she felt that for a beauty like her, it was a waste to be living a peasant's life. At first, she was not appreciative and often coveted a luxurious life. In addition, she did not behave like a peasant and treated herself like she was a princess. However, after Mme. Forestier's necklace went missing, she felt anxious and started doing the household chores after their servant was dismissed, dressing and behaving like a poor woman. After behaving like a peasant for a decade, Mathilde looked like one. 1.6 M. Loisel had brought her clothes, which looked torn and tattered, and she did not want the socialites, who were dressed immaculately in their fur coats, to see her clad in what they would possibly call "rags". 1.7 During the wee hours of the morning that Mathilde lost the necklace, M. Loisel traced their footsteps and looked for the necklace in places they had walked. After that, he went to the police station to check if there had been any recovered diamond necklaces, asked for help in the newspapers, offered rewards and went to the cab companies in case the necklace had dropped while he and Mme Loisel were in the taxi on the way back from the party. 1.8 After they had paid for the new necklace, they did everything possible to earn money and to scrimp and save to write off their debts. As a result of that, the servant was dismissed and Mme Loisel had to do the household chores, making her look haggard and old. Since then, she dressed and behaved like a peasant. Her husband took up two jobs, handling a merchant's accounts in the evening and copying notes at night. 1.9 Madame Forestier looked the same - still as young and beautiful. Hence, Madame Loisel could recognise her when they met at the Champ-Elysees. 1.10 Madame Forestier was slightly cold towards Mme Loisel.5 and told her that she should have returned the diamond necklace sooner. However, she did not open the box to check the necklace.

2.1 No, I don't think so. If she recognised good quality jewellery, she would have noticed that Mme Forestier's necklace was an imitation and that it was not made up of diamonds. However, she thought otherwise and had her friend's necklace replaced by real diamonds! 2.2 She felt that for such a beauty, she should not be living a life of poverty and in her opinion, she should have been married off to an affluent man. Therefore, she was dissatisfied with her life. 2.3 I think she enjoyed the ball as she was one of the prettiest women there and many socialites wanted to mix with her and get to know her, thus, she liked being in the limelight. 2.4 As they had begged the jeweller and because of their poverty, the jeweller took pity on them and allowed them to buy it for 36 000 francs. 2.5 The baby appeared in the story so that it can be seen how well Mme Forestier maintained her looks and didn't look haggard after 10 years and after having a child. 2.6 I think Mme Forestier was afraid that Mme Loisel would ask to borrow her jewellery again and that she would take a long time to return it. 2.7 I think he was content with his life as he enjoyed simple pleasure like drinking some warming Scotch Broth and did not covet for a luxurious life, unlike Mme Loisel at first. 2.8 He contributed 18 000 francs that were left by his father, borrowed money from friends and loan sharks and mortgaged his assets.

3.1 "I found it! I found it!" Mme Loisel exclaimed with relief, clutching the diamond necklace close to her chest. "Phew..." Her husband heaved a sigh of relief, thankful that they did not have to fork out a large sum of money to buy another necklace to replace this one. Mme Loisel carefully placed the necklace into the box and took one last look at it longingly. If only it were hers! How great that would be! She shut the lid on the box and set off for Mme Forestier's mansion to return the string of dazzling diamonds to her. Upon seeing Mme Loisel, Mme Forestier said in a cold voice, "You took that long to find it?" Madame Loisel stared at the ground, silent. "Show it to me." Mme Forestier ordered. Scrutinising the necklace, she said, "This looks filthy. Disgusting. I don't want it anymore. You can have it. If not, please throw it away." Mme Loisel was dumbfounded. "REALLY?" She asked, her heart pounding with excitement. "That is if you want it." "Sure!" 3.2 Hmm...One other choice would be to tell Mme Forestier that they had lost her necklace and perhaps, could compensate for it. However, they (esp. Madam Loisel) were afraid that she would think that they were thieves and stole her diamond necklace. If they had told Mme Forestier and compensated her, it wouldn't be so bad and things wouldn't be the way they were, as they needed to pay her only a fraction of what they had paid for the diamond necklace! 3.3 I think there is a moral to this story. It is: Always tell the truth and admit if you did something wrong as things may turn out worse if you do not do so. Zera

**Literal**
1.2 Why did M. Loisel expect his wife to be pleased to receive the invitation from the Minister of Education?

She never goes out, and this is a great occasion. He had tremendous trouble to get it. Every one wants one; it's very select, and very few go to the clerks. She'll see all the really big people there.

1.3 Describe Mme Loisel's reaction on reading the invitation.

She was indifferent.

1.4 Why had M. Loisel been saving 400 Francs?

He had been saving for a gun, intending to get a little shooting next summer on the plain of Nanterre with some friends who went lark-shooting there on Sundays.

1.5 Compare and contrast the life of Mme Lebrun before and after the disappearance of the necklace.

Before, she was carefree, after, he was guilt stricken.

1.6 Why was Mme Loisel anxious to hurry away from the ball?

The garments which her husband brought, were their modest everyday clothes, whose poverty clashed with the beauty of the ball-dress. She was conscious of this and was anxious to hurry away, so that she should not be noticed by the other women putting on their costly furs.

1.7 What efforts were made to find Mme Forestier's necklace?

Loisel went over all the ground they walked. He went to the police station, to the newspapers, to offer a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere.

1.8 Describe in your own words how the Loisels' life changed after they had paid for the new necklace.

they were tired out from paying off their dets

1.9 How did Mme Forestier recognize Mme Loisel when they met in the Champs-Elysees?

Mme Loisel told her who she was

1.10 What was Mme Forestier's reaction when the necklace was returned?

She was relived

**Inferential**
2.1 Do you think Mme Loisel recognized good quality jewellery?

No, if so she would know that the necklace was imitation.

2.2 Why was Mathilde unhappy with her life at the opening of the story?

She was pretty, but not rich.

2.3 Do you think M. Loisel enjoyed the ball?

Yes, she danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure, with no thought for anything.

2.4 Why were the Loisels allowed to buy the new necklace for less than the asking price?

When they wanted to return the necklace, they would lose 2000 francs.

2.5 Before the last few lines of this story, are there any clues given by the author which hint at the true cause of the baby's appearance?

No

2.6 Why do you think Mme Forestier never contacted Mme Loiser after the 'return' of her necklace?

She was afraid that Mme Forestier would find out that she had lost her necklace and would be very angry.

2.7 Do you think M. Loisel was content with his life before the ball took place?

???

2.8 How did M. Loisel contribute to the cost of the new necklace?

He used all of his inherritence and borrowed the rest.

**Evaluative**
3.1 Write a different end to the story, assuming that either Mme Loisel never lost the necklace or that she found the necklace.

3.2 Discuss whether the Loisels chose the right course of action when they found the necklace was missing? What other choices were open to them and why were these not chosen?

No, they could have been honest but they would have lost face.

3.3 Do you think there is a moral to this story?

Tell the truth

Isaac