The Necklace wkst

Directions: Answer each question with a complete sentence. Incorporate the question as part of the answer.

1. What might be the author’s theme in this story?

2. Summarize the story in one or two sentences.

3. What kind of person is Madame Loisel before she loses the necklace?

4. The main character changes a bit in every short story. How does Madame Loisel change from the loss of the necklace?

5. Did the necklace actually change the main character, or was it something else?

6. What is the setting of the story?

7. List three problems that the Loisels must overcome in this story.

8. The author states that women in nineteenth-century France had “no family rank or social class.” Therefore, he says, they were forced to rely on “beauty, grace, and charm: for help in gaining access to the wealthy class. Do you think things are different for women today? Use examples in your answer.