Question

What does Mrs. Forestier do when she learns that Mathilde lost her necklace and replaced it with a substitute?

A
She laughs and tells her the original was a fake.

B
She gets angry and tells Mathilde to be more honest.

C
She gets angry and tells Mathilde she lost a precious gem.

D
She laughs and tells Mathilde she'll return the necklace.

Answer 1

It’s A, I had this question on my test

Answer 2

Your answer is A.

This is why:

At the end of this short novel, the audience learns that the Necklace was fake! If Mathilde would have come clean with the fact that she lost it, she wouldn't have had to do all that work and make herself old.