vocabulary
refinement or skill in doing something
finesse
Where does Monsieur Loisel hope to hunt with his friends
Nanterre
What is Madame Loisel's first name?
Matilde
What literary device is reflected in this quote'... one of those old nocturnal coupes that one sees in Paris after nightfall, as if they were ashamed of their misery by day"(de Maupassant 451).
personification
flexibility, adaptability
suppleness
annoyance
vexation
Where is the jewelry store located?
Palais-Royal
What is Madame Forstier's first name?
Jeanne
What type of irony is reflected in the quote "What do you suppose I want with that?"(de Maupaussant 447).
verbal irony
fellow member of a profession or group
colleague
greatly excited
intoxicated
Where is the ball located?
What is the name of Monsieur Loisel's boss?
George Ramponneau
What literary device is reflected in the quote"...of the whispered gallantries, listened to with the smile of the sphinx..."(de Maupaussant 446).
allusion
continuously, unceasingly
incessantly
continued to have or to hold
retained
Where does Madame Loisel meet Madame Forestier at the end of the story?
Champs-Elyees
Who suggests that Madame Loisel ask Madame Forestier if she can borrow some jewelry?
Monsieur Loisel
Does this quote reflect direct or indirect characterization? "She was one of those pretty, charming young ladies..."(de Maupaussant 445).
direct
entrance hall or passage between the outer door and the interior of a building
vestibule
having two slopes on all sides with the lower slopes almost vertical
mansard
Along what river did the Loisel's walk after leaving the ball?
Seine
From whom did Monsieur Loisel inherit 18,000 francs?
His father
Does this quote reflect direct or indirect characterization? "..and she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the office of the Board of Education"(de Maupaussant 445).
indirect
frightened, distressed
harrowed