The Necklace

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      Short & Long Qus . Answer
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                  Qustion 1

What kind of person is Mme     Loisel  - Why is she always unhappy ?

                   Answer

Mme Loisel is a young and pretty girl but a discounted women . She always dreams of riches and comforts . She is proud of her beauty and wants to be admired . She is not happy with her meagre resources and always remains dissatisfied .

                  Question. 2

What kind of a person is her husband ?

                    Answer

Her husband is a simple and caring man . He is working as a clerk and always tries to make his wife happy .


                   Question .3

Why was Matilda unhappy ?
                  Answer

Matilda was unhappy because she was a beautiful young lady but born in a poor family of clerks . She called it a mistake of destiny . Shehad no dowry , so she had no hope to get a rich or famous husband She thought that she was born for luxuries . But she had to marry a poor clerk .


                   Question. 4 
What did her husband bring home one evening  ? Why was he so elated ?

                   Answer
One evening , Mr Loisel came back home in a very happy mood .He had in his hand a big envelope. It was an invitation card for a ball   at the residence of Education Minister .

                  Question .5 
Was Loisel ' s action appreciate ? What was Matilda's response ?

                   Answer
No, not at all Mrs. Loisel threw the invitation card scornfully on the table . She growled that she had no descent dress or party wear for such an occasion . She told her husband to give that card to some colleague whose wife had better dresses for the ball .


               Qustion .6  
How much did Matilda's costume cost ?

                 Answer 
Mr.  Loisel  asked her how much a suitable dress for a ball would cost . She demanded 400 Francs. He agreed to part with that sum .


                     Question .7

How did Matilda get the jewels to wear to the ball ?

                  Answer
Matilda had her new dress almost ready . Still she looked sad  because she had no jewels to decorate herself with .Me. Loisel ' s first suggestion was that she should wear natural flowers . Then she remembered her of her rich friend . She could borrow some jewellery from mrs. Forester .


                 Question .8

What happened at the ball ?Was her dream fulfilled ?

                        Answer
 
Matilda had a very good time at the ball . She drew every body's attention . They wanted to be introduced to her . She was the most beautiful of all the ladies at the ball . She was intoxicated with joy . Her dream was fulfilled .


                 Question .9

What spooled the pleasure ?

                   Answer
Matilda danced at the ball till four o' clock in the morning . Then she wanted to leave the hall in a hurry . Mr. Loisel could not find any carriage in the street . So they walked half way . When she reached home, she wanted to have a final look at herself . She stood before the mirror . She suddenly uttered a cry . Her Necklace was not there around her neck . The loss of the diamond necklace spoiled the pleasure of her success at the ball .


                 Question .10
What changes came into the life of the  Loisels  after this ?

                  Answer
The loss of the necklace proved a turning point in the life of the Loisel  family . They were to repay the debt of the earliest . Both struggled very hard to make some extra money and to save every penny . Mrs Loisel began doing all the house hold work with her own hands . Mr Loisel do extra work in the evening . They looked old after ten years labour .

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