Question

Mathilde was a pretty and charming girl, born, as if by an error of fate, into a family of clerks.

She had no means of becoming known, understood, loved or be wedded to an aristocrat; and so she

let herself be married to a minor official at the Ministry of Education.

She dressed plainly, because she had never been able to afford anything better. She suffered

endlessly, feeling she was entitled to all the luxurious of life. She suffered because of her shabby,

poorly furnished house. All these things that another woman of her class would not even have

noticed, tormented her and made her resentful. She dreamed of a grand, palatial mansion, with vast

rooms and inviting smaller rooms, perfumed for afternoon chats with close friends.

Yet, she had no rich dresses, no jewels, nothing; and these were the only things she loved

.She wanted so much to charm, to be envied, to be sought after.

She had a rich friend, a former schoolmate at the convent, whom she avoided visiting,

because afterwards she would weep with regret, despair and misery.

A2. Answer the questions in one word or a phrase:

[a] What made Mathilde suffer?

[b] How did Mathilde dress?

[c] Into which family was Mathilde born?

[d] What did Mathilde feel, she was entitled to​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a): Mathilde suffered because she was poor

(b): Mathilde dressed plainly because she couldn't afford much as she was poor

(c): Mathilde was born in a family of clerks

(d): Mathilde thought she was entitled to a luxurious life

Answer 2

Answer:

method was married to a big officer at the ministry of education