Q. 29. What changes came into the life of the Loisel after they lost the necklace?
Ans : Matilda and her husband suffered for ten years in repaying the money borrowed for purchasing the original diamond necklace. They sent away the maid and rented smaller rooms. She did all the household works. Loisel worked overtime.
Q. 30. What is the twist at the end of the story The Necklace?
Ans : Matilda and her husband had to struggle and suffer for ten years to buy a necklace of thirty-six thousand francs in place of Mrs. Forestier’s fake necklace of five hundred francs. Both did menial jobs. Matilda repented for her mistakes.
Q. 31. Why was the lawyer happy to go to New Mullion? Why did he go there?
Ans : The lawyer was very happy to go to New Mullion because this place would be very calm and peaceful. He went there to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins.
Q. 32. Who was the hack driver? What really hurt the feeling of the narrator?
Ans : The Hack driver was Lutkins himself. The narrator was hurt as Lutkins and his mother made fun of him.
Q. 33. What information about Lutkins did the Hack driver give to the narrator?
Ans : The Hack driver told the narrator that Lutkins was a carefree fickle minded person. He had a craze for playing ‘poker’ and did not pay to many partners. He was often hanging out at different places. It was hard to catch him
Q. 34. How did Lutkins’ mother receive the narrator?
Ans : Lutkins’ mother came out of the kitchen with a hot iron rode. She marched on the narrator shouting. She laughed as he retreated in panic.
Q. 35. Why was Sulekha nicknamed Bholi? Why did she start stammering?
Ans : Sulekha fell off her cot, when she was only ten months old and it damaged her head. She became a slow learner or a simpleton. So she was nicknamed as Bholi. Sulekha had an attack of small pox at the age of two years. She could not talk till she was five years old. After that she started stammering.
Q. 36. What did the Tehsildar ask Ramlal to do?
Ans : The Tehsildar came to the village to inaugurate a primary school. He expected so many things from Ramlal as he was the numberdar and a revenue officer. He wanted Ramlal to set an example to the villagers by sending his daughters to school.
Q. 37. Why did Ramlal’s wife agree to send Bholi to school?
Ans : Ramlal’s wife knew that Bholi was not beautiful due to her pockmarks. She feared that none would marry Bholi. So she agreed to send her to school so that her teachers might take pains to improve Bholi’s standard.
Q. 38. Why did Bholi’s marriage not take place?
Ans : Bholi’s marriage did not take place because she condemned Bishambernath as the lame old man, a mean, greedy, coward and heartless creature. She refused to marry him when he demanded dowry.
