What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
If Matilda would have confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace, she might have been in the trouble by which she was going through. She had to face more troubles than what she was facing after the necklace have replaced. Her friend would certainly have been annoyed with her. Most probably she would have asked Matilda to replace the necklace. She would have given her all the details from where she had purchased the necklace and how much it costs. Matilda thus, would have known that the jewels in the necklace were not the real diamonds. Matilda thus have saved herself and her husband from all the troubles they had gone through.
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
How do they replace the necklace?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
What kind of a person is her husband?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
How is the problem solved?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
How did the invisible man first become visible?
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
How has Max got in?
What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
Why are books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about that book.
How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?