The Necklace.
Important questions for board examination.
Answer the following questions in about 100 to 150 words.
Q) Give the character sketch of Matilda.
Ans) Matilda was a beautiful young girl. She was born in a
middle class family. She was very unhappy and unsatisfied. She thought that she
was born for delicacies and luxuries. She loved sophisticated things like
jewels, exquisite dinner, a high class living but in a real life she had
nothing like these things.
With no hope in her sight she agreed herself to marry a
clerk in Board of Education. She suffered from the shabby walls and worn
furniture of her apartment. She remained unsatisfied and then an incident took
place that turned her life.
For a party in the office of her husband she borrowed a
diamond necklace from her rich friend Madam Forestier and she lost it.
She had to replace it by purchasing a new diamond necklace for thirty six thousand
francs. To repay this debt she and her husband worked day and night. They lived
a miserable and hard life. It took them long ten years to repay the debt. At
the the end of this period Matilda turned into a hard woman of a poor household
but now she was satisfied as they have removed a big burden from their head.
Alternate answer
Matilda was a pretty young girl. She was born in a middle
class family. She was not happy in her life. She thought that she was born for
the delicacies of life and God had sent her in a poor family. It might be a
mistake of destiny. Since she had no hope she allowed herself to marry a clerk.
She suffered from the poverty.
She was tactful and convinced her husband to buy a party
dress for her. She had a showy nature. She was very desperate to look good in
party. She even borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend. When she lost the
necklace a new hue of her character came forth. She determined to repay her
loan. She supported her husband. She sacrificed very much and was satisfied in
the end.
Q) What changes came in the lifestyle of Matilda and her husband after she lost the necklace?
Ans) For the ball in the
office of her husband Matilda needed some jewels. So she borrowed a diamond
necklace from her rich friend Madam forestier. In the party she lost the
necklace. They had to purchase the new diamond necklace for 36000 francs. Mr Loisel
had only 18 thousand francs and he had to borrow remaining money from money
lenders at very high interest rate.
It was a big amount for them. To repay it they lived a horrible
life of necessity. First of all they left their apartment and rented some rooms
in the attic. Mr Loisel worked overtime. In the evening he managed book of a
merchant. He also did translation at 5 sous a page. Matilda also started doing
all house chore by herself. She cooked food, washed dishes and clothes, clean floor,
did marketing and bargained for every single sou of her miserable money. They
lived this hard life for 10 years to finish their debt. At the end of this period
Matilda turn from a pretty girl to a hard woman but now she was more satisfied.
More questions for practice.
Q) Write the character sketch of Mr Loisel.
Q) What would happen if Matilda had spoken the truth to her friend?
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