4. Give two examples of personification from the story

those ancient night cabs which, as though they were ashamed to show their shabbiness during the day, are never seen round Paris until after dark.

she thought of dainty dinners, of shining silverware, of tapestry that peopled the walls with ancient personages and with strange birds flying in the midst of a fairy forest

One example of personification is that Mathilde's house tortured her and made her angry. Walls and curtains can't really torture a human. Mathilde's unwillingness to take any personal responsibility for her own feelings of misery.