PLEASE HELP ME DUE BY MIDNIGHT only for people who have read the short story "The Necklace"

Text-Based Questions

1. Why was Mathilde unhappy with her life at the beginning of the story? Did her husband share this unhappiness? Provide specific details in your answer.

2. Mathilde and her husband have a conversation that reveals an important character difference. Consider paragraphs 10-13 and identify what the conversation reveals about the characters’ different points of view regarding the party.

3. What was Mathilde’s experience at the ball? Why did she want to leave so quickly?

4. Consider the Loisels’ life. What specific elements were different before and after they had to replace the necklace?

5. Consider the end of the story, when Madame Forestier reveals that the necklace, she originally lent to Mathilde was fake. Is it significant that neither Mathilde nor anyone else at the party noticed the necklace was fake? Why or why not?

Literary Terminology and Analysis

Exposition: Who are the central characters in the story? Where and when does it take place? Provide multiple details from the story.

Symbol: A symbol is an object that means more than what it is. Identify the main symbol in the story. Consider what the object represents to Mme. Loisel at the beginning of the story and then what it represents to her at the end.

Point of View: From which point of view is this story told? Provide a quote or quotes that prove your answer and explain why the quote(s) prove your answer.

Conflict: What is the main conflict in this story? Carefully consider the central ideas and climax of the story as you make your decision. Explain your choice with multiple text details.

Irony: When something is the opposite of what you expect, it is called irony. An example could be that it is ironic when the detectives eat the very murder weapon they are searching for in "Lamb to the Slaughter".

One example of irony in the story is that Mathilde ends up lower on the social ladder than she was at the beginning of the story. How is this ironic?

What was her expectation in life:

What was her reality in the story:

Why it is ironic:

11. Theme: A theme statement for this story could be that it is important to appreciate what you have than always live in misery wishing for something else. If this is true, identify TWO quotes from the story that support this statement and explain why each quote supports the theme. (5+ sentences)

Can i get it's due read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. the metaphor in lines 3-4 suggest what about the mother? question 1 options: that the speaker's mother was a big, tough woman that the speaker's mother died before she should have that the speaker's mother did not leave anything to her child when she passed away that the speaker's mother was strong and brave < this is what i think the answer is. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money the speaker places a high value on the item the speaker never wears the brooch the speaker feels it could be easily replaced the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which line from stanza 2 supports the answer the the previous question? (how does the speaker feel about the brooch the mother passed down to child? ) question 3 options: the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more yet, it is something i could spare. the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. which item does the speaker admire and value the most that the mother possessed? question 4 options: courage a rock golden brooch granite the courage that my mother had by edna st. vincent millay the courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. what is the theme of this poem? question 5 options: be careful what you wish for. some people do not get a good inheritance from their parents familial love is the most valuable thing honorable qualities can be more valuable than expensive items.