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

She is grateful because she can always borrow from friends whatever she and her husband can't afford.

She is determined and believes one day she and her husband will be wealthy.

She values her comfortable home and loving husband more than material things.

She is dissatisfied because she values fine possessions over simple pleasures.
Question 2
Part B

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

"She threw her arms round her friend's neck, kissed her with great emotion, then fled with her treasure."

"Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the invitation on the table crossly, muttering, 'What do you want me to do with that?'"

"'Yes. You never noticed it, then! They were very similar.' And she smiled with proud and naive joy."

"And she answered, 'It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty-stricken. I would almost rather not go at all.'"

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.