Part A What can be inferred about Mathilde's attitude toward the couple’s modest circumstances at the beginning of "The Necklace"? a She is grateful because she can always borrow from friends whatever she and her husband can't afford. b She values her comfortable home and loving husband more than material things. c She is determined and believes one day she and her husband will be wealthy. d She is dissatisfied because she values fine possessions over simple pleasures. Question 2 Part B Which sentence from "The Necklace" best supports the inference in Part A? a "'Yes. You never noticed it, then! They were very similar.' b And she smiled with proud and naive joy." "And she answered, 'It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty-stricken. I would almost rather not go at all.'" c "Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation on the table crossly, muttering, 'What do you want me to do with that?'" d "She threw her arms round her friend's neck, kissed her with great emotion, then fled with her treasure."