Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Why does the writer say that Mathilde was "born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks"?
Because a mistake was made at the hospital, and these were not her real parents.
Because she was so nice that it seemed wrong for her not to be from a rich family.
Because her parents were once rich, but lost all their money before she was born.
Why does the writer say that "all those things, of which another woman of her (Mathilde's) rank would never even have been conscious, tortured her and made her angry"?
Because she was very clever and knew about many things that other women didn't.
Because other poor women were happy with their life and didn't worry about what they didn't have.
Because the little Breton girl who did her housework was always doing things to upset her.
Why do you think Loisel was looking very happy when he came home with the invitation to the ball?
He thought that Mathilde would love to go.
He enjoyed dancing and going to balls.
He was thinking about his shooting holiday.
Why did Mathilde throw the invitation to the ball across the table after she opened it?
She did not really like balls and dancing.
She didn't have any nice clothes to wear.
A colleague's wife needed it more than her.
What was it about the ball that made Mathilde very happy?
The way people admired and paid attention to her.
Many of the men asked if they could see her again.
She knew she was helping her husband's career.
Why did Mathilde decide to go outside after the ball rather than wait for Loisel to get them a cab?
She knew the only cabs working at the time would be on the quay at the Seine River.
She did not want the other women to see her in her plain, everyday coat.
She was so excited that she wanted to walk and enjoy the night air.
What did Mathilde do on the night she realized that she had lost the necklace?
She wrote to Madame Forestier saying that she had broken the clasp and was getting it fixed.
She went over all the ground they had walked, and then contacted the police, newspapers and cab companies.
Nothing, because she was too shocked to get out of her chair.
How much money did Loisel have to borrow to buy a replacement necklace?
Forty thousand francs.
Thirty-six thousand francs.
Eighteen thousand francs.
Why was Mathilde happy that Madame Forestier did not open the box when she returned the necklace?
Because the new necklace was much more expensive than the original.
Because she thought her friend may notice a difference and think she was trying to cheat her.
Because her friend had said in an unfriendly way: "You could have brought it back sooner, I might have needed it."
Why did Mathilde decide to go up and talk to Madame Forestier when she saw her at the end of the story?
To tell Madame Forestier the truth about losing the necklace.
To see if Madame Forestier had noticed any difference in the necklaces.
To ask Madame Forestier about the child she had was leading.