Which of the following best describes Madame Loisel's problem?

Question

Madame Loisel breaks the necklace she borrowed and needs time to fix it.

Madame Loisel loses the necklace she borrowed and needs to lie to have time to find it.

Madame Loisel does not want to return the necklace so her husband lies to help her keep it.

Madame Loisel loses the necklace and lies that it was stolen to avoid trouble.

Answer 1

The option that best describes Madame Loisel's problem is:

Madame Loisel loses the necklace she borrowed and needs to lie to have time to find it.

In the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, Madame Loisel borrows a necklace for a fancy event but loses it. To avoid facing her friend and the repercussions of losing it, she and her husband decide to replace it without telling her friend the truth about the loss. This leads to years of hardship for them as they work to pay off the debt incurred to buy a replacement.