Question

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.

Answer 1

Answer: 1. A., 2. disapproving, vulgar, typical of a low class

Explanation: 1. In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, the statement by Mme. Loisel that represents a fact is "Only I don't have an evening dress and therefore I can't go to that affair." When both Mathilde Loisel and her husband are invited to a fancy party she states that she cannot go because she has nothing to wear. This is a fact. Her husband gives her the money for a fancy dress.

2. The connotation of the word "common" as it is used in this excerpt from "The Necklace", is vulgar and disapproving, typical of a low class, vulgar. The opposite of aristocratic. Mme. Forestier does not recognize Mme. Loisel because she seems of a lower class than hers.

Answer 2

1. "Only I don’t have an evening dress and therefore I can’t go to that affair” is the statement among the choices given in the question, by Mme. Loisel represents a fact. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "A".

2. I think you forgot to give the choices along with the question. I am answering the question based on my research. "unrefined " is the connotation of the word common as it is used in this excerpt from "The Necklace".