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Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements by Mme. Loisel from "The Necklace" represents a fact?
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“Only I don’t have an evening dress and therefore I can’t go to that affair.”
“Only I don’t have an evening dress and therefore I can’t go to that affair.”

“It’s embarrassing not to have a jewel or a single gem—nothing to wear on my dress.”
“It’s embarrassing not to have a jewel or a single gem—nothing to wear on my dress.”

“There’s nothing more humiliating than to look poor among a lot of rich women.”

Answer 1

“There’s nothing more humiliating than to look poor among a lot of rich women.”

Answer 2

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What is the connotation of the word common as it is used in this excerpt from "The Necklace"?

The other, not recognizing her, showed astonishment at being spoken to so familiarly by this common person.
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typical
typical

unrefined
unrefined

unexceptional
unexceptional

Answer 3

unrefined

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Which of the following phrases uses hyphens INCORRECTLY?
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ex-boyfriend
ex-boyfriend

self-cleaning
self-cleaning

two-quarters
two-quarters

Answer 5

two-quarters