Q 01/05

In "The Necklace", what does Mathilde's wealthy friend tell her about the lost necklace when they meet years later?

A) It was insured

B) It was stolen

C) It had been found

D) It was a fake

Answer · why

D) It was a fake

It was a fake, worth at most 500 francs, a sliver of what Mathilde and her husband had spent replacing it. The story stops on that line, before Mathil...

Q 02/05

In "The Necklace", which wealthy friend lends Mathilde the jewels she wears to the ball?

A) Madame Forestier

B) Madame Lantin

C) Madame Ramponneau

D) Madame Walter

Answer · why

A) Madame Forestier

Madame Forestier opens her jewel box and tells Mathilde simply to choose. Maupassant reused the surname a year later for a leading character in his no...

Q 03/05

In "The Necklace", Mathilde picks a string of which gems from a black satin box at her friend's home?

A) Pearls

B) Rubies

C) Diamonds

D) Emeralds

Answer · why

C) Diamonds

Diamonds set her heart racing the moment she saw them, after she had already tried on bracelets, a pearl necklace and a Venetian gold cross.

Q 04/05

In "The Necklace", how long do Mathilde and her husband labour to pay off the debt for the replacement?

A) Two years

B) Five years

C) Ten years

D) Twenty years

Answer · why

C) Ten years

Ten years of scrubbing floors and night work cleared every loan, with the compound interest on top. By then Mathilde looked old, with red hands and a ...

Q 05/05

In "The Necklace", what was Mathilde's husband saving 400 francs to buy before he spent it on her ball gown?

A) A fishing boat

B) A hunting gun

C) A writing desk

D) A gold watch

Answer · why

B) A hunting gun

A hunting gun was the plan, for Sunday trips with friends to bag larks on the plain of Nanterre. He turns pale at her request, then hands over the mon...