The Necklace - MCQs

 

Q No	Question	Choice A	Choice B	Choice C	Choice D
1	Matilda Loisel was born into a family of	pheasants	landlords	clerks	businessmen
2	Matilda married an undistinguished man because	she has no dowry	no hopes	no means of becoming known	all the three
3	Which word gives the opposite meaning of ‘incessantly’?	off and on	non stop	continuously	all the time
4	Which of the following has not tortured and angered Matilda?	poverty of her apartment	shabby walls	worn chairs	her husband
5	Even though Matilda was simple, she was unhappy because	she married a petty clerk	she is not beautiful	she wanted luxuries	she was not content
6	What do you mean by ‘inscribe’?	to print	to copy	to duplicate	none of these
7	Why Matilda was not delighted by the invitation to the ball?	She didn’t like parities	She didn’t have proper dress	She didn’t like her husband’s minister	She was afraid of the minister
8	Why did M Loisel think that his wife would be delighted by the invitation to the ball?	The party would be attended by very few select people	It was a prestigious party	It was a good opportunity to go out and socialize with rich and wealthy	The minister would be happy to receive them
9	When her husband asked about the cost of the costume, what amount did she say?	the exact amount	an amount that would not be too difficult for her husband to say yes	a big amount so that he would refuse it	a small amount so that he would immediately say yes
10	The money was saved by M Loisel for	an emergency	to buy jewelry was his wife	to buy a gun	to give a party to his friends
11	Mme Louisel thought that she would look ‘poverty-stricken’ if she had	no dress	no ornament	no shoes	no clutch
12	What was the suggestion of M Louisel?	she should not bother about ornament	she could as well wear natural flowers	she would be looking pretty even without any ornament	nobody would bather what she was wearing
13	‘In this season they look very chic’ means	they look fashionable	they look outdated	they look gaudy	they look normal
14	While the wife was having  great time at the ball, the husband was	in his office doing work	half asleep	talking to the minister	watching his wife dance
15	What made Mme Matilda utter a cry soon after returning home from the ball?	She was angry with her husband	She was very tired	She lost the necklace	She was wounded
16	She was sure that the necklace was not lost in the minister’s house as	she felt it while coming out	she saw it when she was before a mirror	her husband told her that it was around her neck	the cab driver told her so
17	They had waited for ______ before taking the decision to replace the necklace.	six days	one week	ten days	three days
18	A usurer is a _____	person who works in a bank	person who lends money at higher interest	a person who arranges loans	a person who collects loans
19	‘A frigid tone’ is  ______	a friendly tone	a personal tone	an affectionate tone	an impersonal tone
20	Mme Forestier did not open the jewel-box as Mme Loisel feared. Because _____	Mme Forestier knows the value of the necklace	Mme Loisel was worried that the replacement might be detected	both are correct	both are wrong
21	What is the meaning of ‘odious’?	very difficult	very unpleasant	very hard	very awful
22	What was the ‘horrible life of necessity’ they faced?	they had to clear the fearful debt	they had to change their life style	they had to do all the hard work	they had to live like poor people
23	Which of the following statements is not correct?	The couple worked hard to repay the loan	The couple blamed each other	The husband had worked during nights	The wife did all the chores of the house
24	Who was Jeanne?	the wife	the minister	the wife’s friend	the husband’s friend
25	‘…I am decently content,’ said Matilda to her friend because	she could replace the necklace	she could repay the loan	both are right	both are wrong
26	‘How singular is life, ….’ . Whose thought was this?	M Loisel	Mme Loisel	Mme Forestier	None of these
27	The real worth of the necklace was not over ……..	500 francs	450 francs	400 franks	500 sous
28	‘They were just alike.’ Whose words were these?	The jeweler at Palais-Royal	M Loisel	Mme Loisel	Mme Forestier
29	A chaplet of diamonds means	a diamond necklace	a diamond chain	a diamond jewel set	none of these
30	Why did her friend address her as ‘poor Matilda’?	because they mistook the necklace to be original	because they had to take a loan	because they lost all the savings	because Matilda was really poor

 

Q No	Ans	Q No	Ans	Q No	Ans
1	C	11	B	21	B
2	D	12	B	22	A
3	A	13	A	23	B
4	D	14	B	24	C
5	D	15	C	25	C
6	A	16	A	26	B
7	B	17	B	27	A
8	C	18	B	28	C
9	B	19	D	29	A
10	C	20	C	30	A