1. "Only I don’t have an evening dress and therefore I can’t go to that affair” is the statement among the choices given in the question, by <span>Mme. Loisel represents a fact. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "A".
2. I think you forgot to give the choices along with the question. I am answering the question based on my research. "</span>unrefined " is the connotation of the word common <span>as it is used in this excerpt from "The Necklace".</span>
Answer: 1. A., 2. disapproving, vulgar, typical of a low class
Explanation: 1. In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, the statement by Mme. Loisel that represents a fact is <u><em>"Only I don't have an evening dress and therefore I can't go to that affair."</em></u> When both Mathilde Loisel and her husband are invited to a fancy party she states that she cannot go because she has nothing to wear. This is a fact. Her husband gives her the money for a fancy dress.
2. The connotation of the word "common" as it is used in this excerpt from "The Necklace", is <u><em>vulgar and disapproving, typical of a low class</em></u>, vulgar. The opposite of aristocratic. Mme. Forestier does not recognize Mme. Loisel because she seems of a lower class than hers.