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Reading Comprehension
The Necklace
by Guy de Maupassant
1. The story is told from a third person limited point of view. This means that the writer focuses mainly on one character and everything else that happens in the story or to other characters revolves in function of that character. Who is the third person character of this story?
2. Mathilde’s social class is never clearly stated, but we can infer it from the details given by the author. Name her social class and how did you infer it.
3. According to the author, women have no social rank, but there are three character traits that make a “common woman” equal to a “lady of high society”. Name them.
4. Why did Mathilde grieve incessantly?
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