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The Necklace
By Guy de Maupassant
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| reception | event, party |
| murmur(verb) - murmured | said very quietly |
| irritated | angry, annoyed |
| suitable | nice enough, looks appropriate |
| thrifty husband | cheap person or someone who doesnot like to spend money |
| pauper | poor person |
| humiliating | very embarrassing |
| ectasy | extreme happiness |
| agony | deep pain and sadness |
| waltz | dance |
| in all her glory | looking so beautiful |
| in the face of | when faced with or confronted with. |
| clasp | hook, fastener |
| at his dictation | with the words he told her to write |
| anguish | suffering and pain |
| promissory note | paper that shows someone pays the money they borrow |
| franc | money that was used in France in the 1800s. |
| peasant woman | someone who lives in the countryside, a villager, a low class worker |
| poverty | being very poor |
| sou | a French word for penny |
| askew | The word askew is an adverb or adjective that means something is not in a straight or level position. Crooked or twisted. For example, you might describe a hat, tie, or picture as askew. |
| familiarly | like a friend or family member |
| quite moved | feeling very emotional |
| imitation | something that looks like or acts like something else |
| perceive ( verb) | to see in a certain way |
| Mathilde Loisel | The main character of the story ( protagonist) who is beautiful but not blessed with money and she wants to be rich. |
| Monsieur Loisel | Mathilde's husband, loving husband, but not rich. |
| Madame Forestier | Mathilde’s wealthy friend. Madame Forestier treats Mathilde kindly, but Mathilde is bitterly jealous of Madame Forestier’s wealth, and the kindness pains her. |
| Who has the original necklace? | Madame Forestier |
| Theme 1-Greed | Mathilde's greed for a better life leads her to make poor choices that ultimately ruin her family. The story warns against the dangers of greed and criticizes those who value material possessions too much. |
| Theme 2- Happiness | The story shows that happiness is a state of mind and cannot be acquired through material wealth. Mathilde's husband is content with what he has, while Mathilde is not. |
| Theme 3- Reality vs. appearance | Mathilde is beautiful on the outside but not happy with her lifestyle on the inside. |
| The author | Guy de Maupassant |
| What type of jewelry does Madame Loisel borrow from Madame Forestier? | a diamond necklace |
| What does Madame Loisel realize when she gets home from the ball? | the necklace is missing |
| What is Monsieur Loisel's solution? | To buy a replacement necklace |
| How do the Loisels afford a replacement necklace? | They use money Monsieur Loisel's father left him and borrowed money from people. |
| How long does it take the Loisels to pay off the loans? | 10 years |
| What happens to Madame Loisel over the years? | She ages as she works to pay off the loans. She becomes a person who accepts and embraces having to work hard for things. She does come to accept their life in the end. |
| What does Madame Forestier reveal to Madame Loisel at the end of the story? | That the necklace she borrowed was fake. It wasn't worth the amount of money they paid for the replacement necklace. |
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