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Chapter: The Necklace


( 1 ) . What kind of person Mme loisel  ? 

Ans. Mme Loisel is a young, pretty simple girl who is never contented in life. She has big dreams of riches and comforts. She wants to be admired by all. She is always unhappy because her dreams cannot be true . 

( 2 ) What kind of person is Mr. Loisel , her husband ?

Ans. Her husband is an ordinary and a simple hearted person. He is a caring husband and wants to see his wife happy. He is a clerk but he is contented in life.

( 3 ) What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel after buying a dress ?

Ans. After buying a dress, Mme Loisel was disturbed by a fresh problem i.e. , she had no jewel to adorn herself, she said, that in the party she would have a poverty stricken look. Because of this, she asks her husband to pass on the card to someone else. 

( 4 ) How do they replace the necklace ?

Ans. They decided to replace the lost necklace with a new identical necklace. M. Loisel. gave 18,000 francs of his inheritance and rest of 18,000 francs he borrowed for the necklace and returned the necklace to Mme Foresteir. 

( 5 ) The course of the Loisel's life changed due to the necklace . 

Ans. It's a fact that the course of the Loisel's life changed due to the necklace, as it took them 10 years to pay back the money. They borrowed to buy a new necklace, for this, they had to move to a small house, with no maids. Matilda had to cook, clean, sew, bargain with the grocer and butcher to save her money. Her husband had to work very late till night to pay off the debt. 

( 6 ) What is the role of Mme Forestier in the story " The Necklace ' ?

Ans. Mme Forestier is a rich lady, she is a good friend of Matilda. She lends her necklace to Matilda for a party. Her role in the story is very important. 

( 7 ) What was the cause of Matilda's ruin ? 

Ans. The main cause of Matilda's ruin was her discontent nature. 

( 8 ) What is the twist at the end of the story " The Necklace ' ?

Ans. The Loisels bought a necklace for thirty six thousand francs and gave it in place of Mme Forestier's false and cheap necklace. They underwent a life of misery for 10 years to repay the debt of the necklace uselessly.