Directions: Answer Each Question in COMPLETE SENTENCES. When Citing Evidence from The

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“The Necklace”

Study Guide

Directions: Answer each question in COMPLETE SENTENCES. When citing evidence from the text, use page AND paragraph numbers.

1. Did Mme. Loisel marry her husband because she loved him?

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2. What characteristics did Mme. Loisel believe could overpower rank?

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3. How does Mme. Loisel react to the invitation she receives? Why?

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4. What does Mme. Loisel’s husband suggest she wear in place of jewelry? How does Mme. Loisel react to this suggestion? Why did she react this way?

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5. List three things M. Loisel does to find the lost necklace. Is he successful?

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6. What does M. Loisel do to get the money for the new necklace? What does this infer about his character? (type of person he is)

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7. Give another example of what M. Loisel is like. Give the example and explain what that proves about him.

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8. Find one sentence that reveals Mme. Loisel HAD been living in a situation that was not quite as impoverished as her opinion of it.

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9. How long does it take for the Loisel’s to pay off the debt? What does Mme. Loisel have to do in that time period. How does she change physically?

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10. Wha happens when Mme. Loisel meets Mme. Forestier on the Champs Elysees?

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11. What do you think Mme. Loisel’s reaction is to learning that she had altered the complete course of her life unnecessarily?

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12. What point of view is this story told in? (first, second, third omniscient, third limited omniscient)

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20. Give one example of direct and one example of indirect characterization from the story.

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