Why is mathilde miserable at the start of "the necklace"?
a.
her husband is cruel to her.
b.
madame forestier never comes to visit her anymore.
c.
she feels as if she deserves more than she has.
d.
she lives in total poverty and debt.

The answer is C she feels that deserves more than she has. because she is in debt at the end because of the jewel necklace she lost 

The Red Guard destroyed historical artifacts and writings of the of China's former culture.  They also attacked persons who were seen to be resisting Chariman Mao's permanent revolution.

The Red Guard was made up of high school and college students who became militants for Mao over against those whom he considered not revolutionary enough.  In the late 1960s, they were highly active in propagandizing and fighting for the Cultural Revolution that Mao Zedong was promoting.