Yay, free period... And of course, The Necklace

Alright.

On the 2nd of April 2009, Thursday, I've come to notice that some of us were lazy not able to copy the exercise given on The Necklace. So for your convenience, I'll post it below. Jot it down in your Literature exercise book.

Credits goes to Chen. 

Thursday April 2, 2009

The Necklace

1. The necklace suggest the following about Mathilde...

A. She is pretty and charming

B. She was too good looking to be born into a family of clerks

C. She has no opportunity of marrying a rich man

2. What kind of feeling aroused by the above description of Mathilde?

C. Sympathy

3. Which of the following statements best summarises Mathilde's feelings?

A. She deserved better than to be born into a lower class society

4. Based in the description in the given extract, Mathilde may be considered

C. Conceited and proud

5. The phrase 'not to remarked by another woman' in this extract emphasises that Mathilde

A. is concerned about keeping her appearances

6. Why did Mathilde did not want to wear her wrap?

A. She was embarassed to wear her ordinary wrap

7. From this extract we know all the following about Mathilde except

A. She has always been a good housekeeper

8. In what way does Mathilde help  pay off the family's debt?

C. She does the work her maid used to

9. When Mathilde says, "You never notices, then" she most likely expresses

D. Sadness

10. What would Mathilde be feeling when Madame Forestier says, "Oh my poor Mathilde! My necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!"?

B. Shock and disbelief

Well, that would be the end of it. Please bring your Results Slip tomorrow and for those who haven't got their copy of Maths and Bio exercise, please pay me 30 sen tomorrow and 20 sen to Johanan if you still want those exercises. Sorry to hear about your grandpa, Fudin. We hope he's in a better place.