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    Literature Practice Worksheet

    The Necklace

    Multiple Choice
    Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

    Comprehension
    The questions below refer to the selection “The Necklace.”

    ____ 1. The narrator suggests that Mathilde’s problem is that she —


    a. needs a job to give her self-worth
    b. was born into the wrong social class
    c. does not know how to spend her vast wealth
    d. does not really love her husband

    ____ 2. Mathilde envies the social class and wealth of others because —
    a. she was born wealthy but wants to be even wealthier
    b. she feels that she deserves a more beautiful life
    c. her husband is very demanding
    d. her friends encourage her to be a social climber

    ____ 3. Mathilde borrows a necklace from Mme. Forestier because —


    a. she does not have fine jewelry
    b. all of her jewels are in storage
    c. she does not want to wear real diamonds and risk losing them
    d. Mme. Forestier offers one, and Mathilde feels bad about refusing her kindness

    ____ 4. Why don’t the Loisels tell Mme. Forestier that the necklace has been lost?
    a. They fear Mme. Forestier will mock them.
    b. They do not care what anyone thinks of them.
    c. The minister advises M. Loisel not to tell the truth.
    d. They are ashamed to admit their carelessness.

    ____ 5. In order to get the money to replace the necklace, the Loisels —
    a. borrow all of it
    b. steal it
    c. borrow some, reduce their standard of living, and work hard
    d. work hard but do not reduce their standard of living

    ____ 6. Mathilde seems happiest when she —


    a. attends the big party c. replaces the necklace
    b. gets the party invitation d. finally pays off her debt

    ____ 7. Mme. Forestier responds to Mathilde’s final revelation with —


    a. cruel mockery c. a scream of terror
    b. compassion and generosity d. amazement

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    Literature Practice Worksheet

    ____ 8. At the end of the story, it is plain that —


    a. the Loisels will soon become wealthy
    b. the Loisels have learned an important lesson about thrift
    c. the Loisels have suffered needlessly
    d. Mme. Forestier will help the Loisels

    ____ 9. Which of the following statements best summarizes “The Necklace”?


    a. A woman who wants to make a good impression goes to a dance.
    b. An expensive necklace is lost and needs to be replaced.
    c. A woman buys an expensive dress and borrows a diamond necklace.
    d. In pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to financial ruin.

    ____ 10. If you were summarizing “The Necklace,” you would mention a(n) —
    a. rifle c. Oriental tapestry
    b. necklace made of fake diamonds d. expensive fur coat

    Literary Focus
    The questions below refer to the selection “The Necklace.”

    ____ 11. This story is told from the —


    a. third-person-limited point of view c. first-person point of view
    b. omniscient point of view d. second-person point of view

    ____ 12. This point of view focuses on —


    a. two objective characters c. all the characters
    b. one of the characters d. the main characters only

    ____ 13. This point of view allows the reader to —


    a. see what Mme. Forestier really thinks of Mathilde
    b. understand the details of M. Loisel’s life as a clerk
    c. know why Mathilde is unhappy with her life
    d. know what each character thinks of Mathilde

    ____ 14. The narrator is basically —


    a. biased against social climbers c. very sympathetic toward Mathilde
    b. cruel toward the Loisels d. neutral

    Matching

    Vocabulary Development
    Match each word with its definition.
    a. poor person d. disturbance
    b. continually e. very unhappy
    c. intense admiration
    ____ 15. incessantly
    ____ 16. disconsolate
    ____ 17. vexation

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    ____ 18. pauper


    ____ 19. adulation

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    ID: A

    The Necklace
    Answer Section

    MULTIPLE CHOICE

    1. B
    2. B
    3. A
    4. D
    5. C
    6. A
    7. D
    8. C
    9. D
    10. B
    11. A
    12. B
    13. C
    14. D

    MATCHING

    15. B
    16. E
    17. D
    18. A
    19. C

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