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Incessantly: Continuously
Ex: The ship travels incessantly for 2 days. Exquisite: Marvellous Ex: That diamond necklace was very exquisite. Spitefully: With envy Ex: Rahul was looking at Deepak Spitefully. Stammered: Stuttered Ex: The thief was stammering while he was caught. Dismay: Grief Ex: When he was failed in III he was in dismay. Closet: A private room Ex: He had a closet in his home, in which he studies. key points
Matilda was pretty, young lady born in the family of clerks.
She was married to a pretty clerk in the office of the Board of education, as she was having no dowry to marry a rich man. Matilda was simple but unhappy. She suffered incessantly, feeling herself born for all delicacies and luxuries. She suffered from poverty an shabby walls and worn chairs that makes her tortured and angered her. She thought of the exquisite food served in marvellous dishes. She had neither frocks nor jewels nothing she thinks for that only. One evening her husband returned home with an invitation for party at minister’s residence. Instead of being delighted. She was sad and unhappy. It was because she was not having perfect dress for the occasion. Finally she had beautiful dress of four hundred Frances. But even then she was disturbed anxious as having no jewel to adorn herself. She went to her friend Mme Forestier and brought superb necklace of diamonds. The day of ball arrived. Matilda was a great success. She was prettiest of all elegant, gracious, smiling and full of joys. She danced with enthusiasm, intoxicated with pleasure. After returning from the party to her home she removed the wraps from her shoulders before the glass for a find view of herself in her glory. Suddenly she uttered a cry. Her necklace was not around her neck. They searched for the necklace everywhere in the folds of the dress, in the clock, in pockets, in the street, in the cab but didn’t found it. After loosing all hopes after a week they purchased exactly like the one the had lost, for thirty-six thousand. They possessed eighteen thousand francs and borrowed the rest. And returned the necklace to Mme Forestier. This leads them to horrible life of frightful debt, changed their lodgings, done odious work. The husband worked evenings, day and for maximum time and this life lasted up to ten years. At the end of then years, they had restored all. summary
Matilda was young and pretty lady she was from into a family of clerks she was simple and had married a pretty office clerk. She dared not to visit his friendly school mate’s house which was richly furnished. One day Mr. Loisel and Mme. Loisel get invitation to dinner from the Minister of public instruction. The husband got elected to get the select invitation but the wife got irritated because she didn’t have proper clothes and jewellery to wear. Her husband took her money to bought a dress. At her husband’s suggestion, Mme. Loisel went to Mme Forestier’s house, she got ready to lend her entire jewellery. However she borrowed only the diamond necklace.
M'me Loisel danced at the ball with enthusiasm. She looked pretty, it made her swell with joy. Her husband wrapped her shoulders in poor wraps. They hired a carriage and reached home instantly she noticed that the necklace was missing. They had looked all around but they didn’t found it, then Loisel found a chaplet of diamonds in a shop. It was exactly like the lost necklace, they bought it for thirty six thousand francs. They handed the jewel to Mme Forestier but she did not open it. The Loisel sent away the maid and lived in rented room in an attic. They led quite and humble and poor life for few years. Thus they repaid their loan. One day Mrs. Loisel happened to meet Mme Forestier while they were taking a walk. Mme Forestier revealed that her false necklace was only worth five hundred francs. presentation
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Who was Matilda?
Ans: Matilda was a young, pretty lady born in a family of clerks. Whom did she married? Ans: She married with Mr. Loisel, who was a very simple man. What job did Mr. Loisel do? Ans: Mr. Loisel was a clerk in the office of the Board of Education. What kind of a person her husband is? Ans: Her husband is a very simple-hearted person. He is an ordinary person. He is a caring husband. He wants to see Mme. Loisel happy. What fresh problem now disturbs Mme. Loisel? Ans: The fresh problem is that Mme. Loisel doesn’t have a pretty and proper dress. How did Matilda react when she saw the invitation card? Ans: Matilda reacted in a very bad manner, instead of being happy, she get very angry to see the invitation card. How did M. Loisel afford for the new dress? Ans: M. Loisel gave four hundred francs to Matilda, which he had saved for the gun. What was the new problem of Matilda? Ans: The new problem of Matilda was of jewels, she had not a single necklace to adorn herself. Her husband suggested her to lend a necklace from her friend. Who was the friend of Matilda? Ans: Mme Forestier was the friend of Matild. She was very reach and had many jewels. How did Matilda enjoyed the party? Ans: Matilda enjoyed the party with great pleasure. She danced with enthusiasm and intoxicated, thinking of nothing but all that admiration. Why did Matilda get upset after the party? Ans: Matilda got upset after the party, because she had lost her friend’s necklace. What did Matilda and her husband do to discover the necklace? Ans: hey went to the police and to the cab offices, and put the advertisement in the newspapers, offering a reward. But they had not discovered anything. How did they replace the necklace? Ans: The necklace was of thirty six thousand francs from which Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs and the rest money he lend from the lenders. What did Matilda do to return the money to the lenders? Ans: Matilda did the odious work of kitchen. She washed dishes, soiled linen, their clothes. She want to the grocer’s the butcher’s and the fruiter's with her basket on her arm. What was the great shock that Mme Forestier gave to Matilda at last? Ans: The great shock that Mme Forestier gave to Matilda was the necklace which she lend her was not original. It was not worth over five hundred francs. What is the moral of the story ‘The Necklace’? Ans: The moral of the story is that we should not be greedy. We should be satisfied with whatever we have. Our honesty is the best policy. We should be content with what life givers us. text book questions & answers
What kind of a person is mme. Loisel – why is she always unhappy?
Ans: Mme. Loisel is a dreamy woman. She gives much value to her dreams. She over-looks the realities of life. That is why, she is always unhappy because dreams can’t be true . She wants them to be true. What kind of a person is her husband? Ans: Her husband is a very simple hearted person. He is an ordinary person. He is a caring husband. He wants to see Mme. Loisel happy. What fresh problem now disturbs Mme. Loisel? Ans: The fresh problem is that Mme. Loisel doesn’t have a pretty and proper dress. How is the problem solved? Ans:-The problem is solved when are husband gives four hundred francs. It is to buy a pretty dress. What do Mr. and Mme. Loisel do next? Ans: Mr. and Mme. Loisel decide to borrow a diamond necklace. It is from her friend Mme. Forestier. Have do they replace the necklace? Ans: They borrow money. They shift to a cheap house. They saw every seen possibility. Mme. Loisel does all her work herself. They buy a new diamond necklace to replace the last one. The course of the Loisel’s life changed due to the necklace. Comment. Ans:- It is true that the course of the Loisel’s life changed due to the necklace. After the loss of the necklace , the Loisel’s shifted to a cheap house .Mme. Loisel’s started doing all work herself. She want to buy things. She haggled fees the last seen. She wore ordinary clothes her husband worker evenings. He copied at fine seems a page. This life of hard ships went on ten years. online home work submission
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