1. which of the following statements by mme. loisel represents a fact?

a.) “only i don’t have an evening dress and therefore i can’t go to that affair.”
b.) “it’s embarrassing not to have a jewel or a single gem—nothing to wear on my dress.”
c.) “there’s nothing more humiliating than to look poor among a lot of rich women.”

2. what is the connotation of the word common as it is used in this excerpt from "the necklace"?

the other, not recognizing her, showed astonishment at being spoken to so familiarly by this common person.