Question

The bitter twist at the end of "The Necklace" is that _____.

a. the jewels were only cheap imitations
b. Madame Loisel did not enjoy the ball after all
c. Madame Forrestier purposely cheated the Loisels

Answer 1

a. the jewels were only cheap imitations.

Step-by-step explanation:

She finds out that those jewels weren't real ones, or not that worthy as she expected. So, it was cheap imitations, that's the bitter twist.

Answer 2

jewels were only cheap imitations