Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
She suffered incessantly, feeling herself born for all delicacies and luxuries. She suffered from the poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls and the worn chairs. All these things tortured and angered her.
1. Why did she suffer?
a. She was unhappy with the poverty of her house. This made her suffer.
b. She was born very wealthy but never got to enjoy the luxuries of that life. This made her suffer.
c. She was very beautiful and felt born for all delicacies and luxuries which she did not have. This made her suffer.
d. She was very beautiful and wealthy, but she was cruel and unkind. Do one liked her and she was lonely. this made her suffer.
2. Why does she feel tortured? Which character traits of Matilda are revealed here?
a. She was unhappy with the poverty of her house. The shabby walls and the worn chairs tortured and angered her. This reveals that Matilda was an unhappy and discontented person.
b. She was unhappy with the wealth of her house. The decorated walls and the fancy chairs tortured and angered her. This reveals that Matilda was an unhappy and discontented person.
c. She was very beautiful and felt born for all delicacies and luxuries which she did not have. This made her feel tortured. This reveals that Matilda was a shallow and unhappy person.
d. She was very plain looking and felt born for all delicacies and luxuries which she did not have. This made her feel tortured. This reveals that Matilda was an insecure and unhappy person.
3. Who or what was she angry at?
a. She was angry at herself.
b. She was angry at her friend, Madame Forestier.
c. She was angry at the Minister of Instruction.
d. She was angry at her financial situation and circumstances of her birth.
4. Who is 'she' in this extract?
a. She' is Matilda Loisel, a beautiful girl born into a family of businessmen.
b. She' is Matilda Loisel, a beautiful girl born into a family of clerks.
c. She' is Matilda Loisel, a beautiful girl born into a royal family.
d. She' is Matilda Loisel, a beautiful girl born into a noble family.
5. Complete the following sentence.
She feels tortured because she does not have a luxurious life and has to live in ______.
a. poverty
b. wealth
c. the attic
d. a shabby house
