Question 37
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2018
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Consider the following passage from Guy de Maupassant's short story *The Necklace*:
"Mathilde Loisel was a woman of great beauty, but she felt discontented. She stared longingly at the glittering jewels in the shop window, sighing as if the sparkle could fill the emptiness inside her."
(a) Give one example of **direct characterization** of Mathilde in the passage.
(b) Give one example of **indirect characterization** of Mathilde in the same passage.
(c) Which method—direct or indirect—is more effective in revealing her desire for wealth? Justify your choice.
Answer Options
A.
(a) Direct: "Mathilde Loisel was a woman of great beauty, but she felt discontented." (b) Indirect: "She smiled warmly at the shopkeeper." (c) Direct characterization is more effective, as it directly mentions her feelings of longing.
Correct Answer
B.
(a) Direct: "Mathilde Loisel was a woman of great beauty, but she felt discontented." (b) Indirect: "She stared longingly at the glittering jewels in the shop window, sighing as if the sparkle could fill the emptiness inside her." (c) Indirect characterization is more effective, as it shows her desire through behavior rather than merely stating it.
C.
(a) Direct: "She stared longingly at the glittering jewels in the shop window, sighing as if the sparkle could fill the emptiness inside her." (b) Indirect: "Mathilde Loisel was a woman of great beauty, but she felt discontented." (c) Direct characterization is more effective, because it explicitly states her desire for wealth.
D.
(a) Direct: "She felt discontented." (b) Indirect: "She bought the necklace without hesitation." (c) Indirect characterization is less effective, because the behavior described does not clearly reveal her desire for wealth.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
(a) Direct: "Mathilde Loisel was a woman of great beauty, but she felt discontented." (b) Indirect: "She stared longingly at the glittering jewels in the shop window, sighing as if the sparkle could fill the emptiness inside her." (c) Indirect characterization is more effective, as it shows her desire through behavior rather than merely stating it.
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Literature In English
Question 37.
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