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Question 1
Part A

What can be inferred about Mathilde's husband's attitude toward the couple’s modest circumstances at the beginning of "The Necklace"?

Responses

He knows they will be wealthy someday.
He knows they will be wealthy someday.

He is satisfied with their simple life.
He is satisfied with their simple life.

His eating habits are the reason they are so poor.
His eating habits are the reason they are so poor.

He is dissatisfied because he prefers finer things.
He is dissatisfied because he prefers finer things.
Question 2
Part B

Which sentence from "The Necklace" best supports the inference in Part A?

Responses

"Everyone wants to go; it is very select, and they are not giving many invitations to clerks."
"Everyone wants to go; it is very select, and they are not giving many invitations to clerks."

"'How silly you are!' her husband cried."
"'How silly you are!' her husband cried."

“'Ah, the good soup! I don’t know anything better than that.'”
“'Ah, the good soup! I don’t know anything better than that.'”

"But one evening her husband came home with a triumphant air and holding a large envelope in his hand."
"But one evening her husband came home with a triumphant air and holding a large envelope in his hand."