Guy de Maupassant was a famous 19th century French writer born in 1850. He came from a literary family and enjoyed spending time outdoors as a child. As an adult, he worked as a clerk for the navy and befriended author Gustave Flaubert. He wrote around 300 short stories and is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. One of his most famous works is the short story "The Necklace" from 1884, about a woman who borrows a diamond necklace and loses it. Maupassant struggled with mental health and died in 1893 from syphilis.

1. Guy de Maupassant

2. WHAT MAKES A WOMAN ATTRACTIVE?

3.  Born on August 5, 1850, at the Chateau
de Miromesnil in France.
 As a child, Guy adored his mother and
loathed his absent father.
 His mother was very literary and passed
on her love of books to her son.
 Much of Guy’s childhood was spent in
the countryside playing sports or simply
spending time outdoors.

4.  1871 he left the army to work as a clerk
in the navy for the next ten years.
 Became a close friend of Gustave
Flaubert, who is also a friend of his
mother.
 1884 when the “Necklace” La Parure” in
French appeared in the Parisian
Newspaper.
 1885 Short story collection Tales of Day
and Night
 wrote 300 short stories

5.  1891 when Guy tried to kill himself.
 July 6, 1893 when Guy died he suffered
from syphilis.
CHARACTERS
 MATHILDE LOISEL a raging, jealous
woman who will do anything in her
power to reverse the mistake of destiny.
Materialistic, pretentious, unhappy,
unsatisfied, and ambitious.
 MONSIEUR LOISEL acceptance and
contentment differ considerably from his
wife. Hardworking, patient, loving,
understanding

6.  Choose the correct meaning of the
italicized words from the given options.
1. The aging socialite longed for the
perfumed boudoir (boo’dwar) where
she used to spend long hours beautifying
herself.
a. dressing room c. dancing hall
b. dining center d. waiting table

7. 2. As the visitor narrated her frightful
experiences the host sat silently, smiling
sphinxlike.
a. clear and ready c. maliciously
b. puzzling or enigmatic d. annoyingly
3.The lovely young lady danced with
intoxication with all the young men at
the party last night.
a. with too much wine
b. with a quiet shyness
c. native ride
d. nocturnal boat

8. 4. The couple used an ancient noctambulant
coupe to return home after the party that
night.
a. carriage plying at night
b. expensive car
c. native ride
d. nocturnal boat
5. She went home sick with chagrin and anguish
after discovering the loss of the expensive
necklace.
a. a slight fever c. a feeling of embarrassment
b. a serious ailment d. extreme fear

9. 6. To lessen monthly expenses, the
newlyweds decided to rent a garret
under the roof of the old building.
a. attic c. comfortable space
b. spacious room d. big room

10.  boudoir – dressing room
 sphinx like – enigmatic
 w/ intoxication – w/ extreme happiness
 noctambulant coupe – carriage plying
at night
 chagrin – a feeling of embarrassment
 garret - attic

11. Mme. Mathilde Loisel was a pretty
woman who came from a poor family,
and her greatest wish was to be rich and
famous and admired by others.
Her husband, alowly clerk employed
at the Ministry of Public Instruction, one
day brought home an invitation to a
grand party, and hoping to make her
happy, suggested that she attend it.

12. Mathilde, dying to attend the affair,
complained that she had no party dress
nor jewelry, so the kind- hearted husband
gave her his hard – earned money to buy
a lovely dress and advised her to borrow
jewelry ( a necklace) from her wealthy
friend. (Madam Forestier) At the grand
ball, Mathilde was smashing success: she
was the center of attention and
adulation, and in complete abandon she
danced with all famous men present.
But when she was going home at
dawn, fetched by her ever - patient

13. Husband, she discovered the loss of
the borrowed necklace. After an
exhaustive, but fruitless search, the
couple resorted top borrowing money
from various groups just to buy a new
necklace. It took them ten years of hard
work to pay for all their debts, before
finding out that the lost jewelry was
paste (glass gem), seven times cheaper
than what they had bought to replace it.

14. Mme.
Loisel

15. M.
Loisel