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“The Necklace”
by Guy de Maupassant
Directions: Read the entire story, and then respond in complete sentences to the questions. Make sure
you answer all questions:
1. Do you agree with the author that “women had it difficult in those days”? Does the same apply
today?
2. Discuss whether the Loisels chose the right course of action when they found the necklace was
missing? What other choices were open to them and why were they not chose?
3. What is the climax of the story? How do you know?
4. Indicate which type of irony (verbal, situational, or dramatic) exists in the final paragraph of the
story, and then explain why the last paragraph is ironic.
5. Did Madame Loisel’s desire for wealth and social status or fate (pure chance) bring about
downfall? In other words, was it simply bad luck that she luck the necklace or was it her own
fantasies to be wealthy that lead to her demise in the end? Explain your reasoning.
6. Do you think Madame Forestier will sell the diamond necklace and return the Loisels’ money?
Why or why not?
7. What is the setting of the story? Consider time and place(s).
8. In what point of view is the story written? (1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient)
How do you know?
9. What details/clues foreshadow the surprising outcome of the story?
10. Compare and contrast the life of Madame Loisel before and after the disappearance of the
necklace
11. On whom does Madame Loisel blame her ten years of poverty toward the end of the story? Do
you agree with her assessment? Why or why not?
12. What happened to Madame Loisel’s appearance toward the end of the story? Why does she
look this way?
13. What do you think the moral to this story is? Use evidence from the story to support your claim.