Footprints Without Feet: The Necklace · Class 10 · CBSE English
Why did Matilda weep with despair after receiving the invitation to the ministerial ball?
Practice question from Footprints Without Feet: The Necklace (Class 10 · CBSE English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
medium · MCQ · Q-968E1B
Why did Matilda weep with despair after receiving the invitation to the ministerial ball?
- A.Because her husband was uninvited and forbidden to attend
- B.Because the party was too far away for them to travel
- C.Because she had nothing proper to wear and no jewelry to adorn herselfCorrect answer
- D.Because she despised the Minister of Public Instruction
Solution
Despite having a free invitation, Matilda wept because she possessed no suitable dress or jewelry to wear to such a grand event, fearing she would look shabby among wealthy women.
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