Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : 

“I returned another to you exactly like it. And it has taken us ten years to pay for it. You can understand that it was not easy for us who have nothing.”

1. Who is ‘I’? Whom is she talking to?

a. I’ is Matilda Loisel. She is talking to Madame Ramponneau, from whom she had borrowed the necklace.

b. I’ is Matilda Loisel. She is talking to Madame Forestier, from whom she had borrowed the necklace.

c. I’ is Matilda Forestier. She is talking to Madame Loisel, from whom she had borrowed the necklace.

d. I’ is Matilda Ramponneau. She is talking to Madame Forestier, from whom she had borrowed the necklace.

2. Why did it take them ten years to pay for ‘it’?

a. It took them years to return the money, collected to pay (as debt) for the lost dress.

b. It took them years to return the money, collected to pay (as debt) for the lost necklace.

c. It took them years to return the money, as they kept spending more than they made.

d. It took them years to return the money, as they kept getting robbed.

3. What is ‘it’?

a. It’ is a gold necklace that Matilda borrowed from her friend.

b. It’ is a ruby necklace that Matilda borrowed from her friend.

c. It’ is a silver and pearl necklace that Matilda borrowed from her friend.

d. It’ is a diamond necklace that Matilda borrowed from her friend.

4. What happened to ‘it’?

a. It’ was lost on the night of the ball.

b. It’ was lost on Christmas Eve.

c. It’ was lost on Matilda’s birthday

d. It’ was lost on the night before the ball.

5. Who is ‘us’ referring to?

a. Us’ is referring to Matilda and her sister.

b. Us’ is referring to Matilda and her family.

c. Us’ is referring to Matilda and her husband.

d. Us’ is referring to Matilda and her son.