[This is the ordinary or restricted examination, for those who wish to take English A and English B together. For separate question papers in English A and English B see pages 4 and 5.] ENGLISH A-BOOKS FOR READING I. Write a composition of not less than four hundred words on any one of the following topics: 1. The military, family, or business life of today as contrasted with that depicted in the Old Testament, the Odyssey, or the Aeneid. 2. The scene of action, and its appropriateness to the events, in any one of the following novels or dramas: A Tale of Two Cities, Silas Marner, Quentin Durward, The House of the Seven Gables, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, As You Like It. 3. Craft and cruelty as exemplified in any one or more of these same novels and dramas. 4. The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers or The Sketch Book as a record of the customs and background of another age or place. 5. Word-pictures as an aid to history in Macaulay's Lord Clive or Parkman's Oregon Trail: their virtues and their defects. 6. The element of the heroic in the poetry that you have read by Tennyson, Browning, Scott, or Arnold. ENGLISH B-BOOKS FOR STUDY PART I-GRAMMAR II. That it is unwise to be heedless ourselves while we are giving advice to others, I will show in a few lines. 1. Is this sentence complex or compound? Why? 2. Change this to a simple sentence without altering the meaning. 3. Give the construction of (a) unwise; (b) to be heedless; and (c) to others. (THIS EXAMINATION IS CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) PART II-COMPOSITION III. Write a composition of not less than two hundred words on one of the following topics: 1. The industry or business that keeps my town alive. 2. The cost of advertising and its effect upon the cost of living. 3. Unjustifiable strikes. 4. Popular versus classical music. 5. School politics. 6. Why should we read poetry? 7. The problem of the immigrant in my town. 8. A book character who seems especially "human." 9. Duties and privileges of citizenship in the United States. 10. The usefulness of the United States Senate. 11. The thought suggested by the late war which recurs most often to me. 12. The best kind of place for summer recreation. 13. What the library has meant to me. PART III-LITERATURE IV. Answer a and either b or c. a) Give the important facts of Shakespeare's life and tell what you can of the period in which he lived. b) Cure her of that. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? Give the occasion of the foregoing speech, and explain the italicized words and phrases. Which seems to you to play the greatest part in the downfall of Macbeth, his ambition, his fear, or his imagination? Give full reasons for your answer. c) How all occasions do inform against me And spur my dull revenge! Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, (THIS EXAMINATION IS CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) VI. On what occasion does Hamlet speak these words? Explain their meaning in your own words. Why does he reproach himself as he does in the first two lines? Show in what specific ways Hamlet may seem to deserve this reproach. Do you yourself think that he deserves it? V. Answer either a or b. a) Do you regard Milton's use of allusion as a grace or as an encumbrance to his verse? Illustrate your answer by reference to particular passages in L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, or Comus in which he employs allusions of (1) a mythological, (2) a pastoral, or (3) a literary nature. When I have fears that I may cease to be Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain; When I behold upon the night's starr'd face, And when I feel, fair Creature of an hour! Of the wide world I stand alone, and think How does the form of the foregoing sonnet differ from the sonnet form used Answer either a or b. a) What were the principles underlying Lord North's policy in regard to America? Upon what different principles does Burke base his objections to Lord North's project? b) What were the internal conditions in America which led Washington to argue as he did for a firm union? What bearing have this situation and this argument upon the present problem of international union? 1920 ENGLISH A—GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION, AND READING 9 a.m. [This is the ordinary or restricted examination. Those who wish to take English A and English B together should take English AB, printed on pages 1–3.] I. PART I-GRAMMAR With little here to do or see Of things that in the great world be, For thou art worthy. 1. Point out the clauses in the foregoing sentence, and tell the function of each. What kind of sentence is it, simple, complex, or compound? 2. Explain the grammatical construction of (a) With little here to do or see, (b) Sweet Daisy! and (c) worthy. PART II-LITERATURE II. Write a composition of not less than four hundred words on any one of the following topics: 1. The military, family, or business life of today as contrasted with that depicted in the Old Testament, the Odyssey, or the Aeneid. 2. The scene of action, and its appropriateness to the events, in any of the following_novels or dramas: A Tale of Two Cities, Silas Marner, Quentin Durward, The House of the Seven Gables, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, As You Like It. 3. Craft and cruelty as exemplified in any one or more of these same novels and dramas. 4. The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers or The Sketch Book as a record of the customs and background of another age or place. L 5. Word-pictures as an aid to history in Macaulay's Lord Clive or Parkman's Oregon Trail: their virtues and their defects. 6. The element of the heroic in the poetry that you have read by Tennyson, Browning, Scott, or Arnold. PART III-COMPOSITION III. Write a composition of not less than two hundred words on one of the following topics: 1. The industry or business which keeps my town alive. 2. How I should like to vote in the coming election, and why. 3. A "drive" for better English. 4. Trees with character. 5. The hobby which I have clung to most persistently. 6. The thought suggested by the late war which recurs most often to me. 7. My own experience with the high cost of living. 8. The best kind of place for summer recreation. 9. What the library has meant to me. 10. My early play and playmates. 1920 ENGLISH B-GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION, AND STUDY Tuesday, June 22 9 a.m. Two hours [This is the ordinary or restricted examination. Those who wish to take English A and English B together should take English AB, printed on pages 1-3.] PART I-GRAMMAR I. That it is unwise to be heedless ourselves while we are giving advice to others, I will show in a few lines. 1. Is this sentence complex or compound? Why? 2. Change this to a simple sentence without altering the meaning. 3. Give the construction of (a) unwise, (b) to be heedless, and (c) to others. PART II-COMPOSITION II. Write a composition of not less than four hundred words on one of the following topics: 1. Duties and privileges of citizenship in the United States. 2. The cost of advertising and its effect upon the cost of living. 4. Popular versus classical music. 5. School politics. 6. Why should we read poetry? 7. The problem of the immigrant in my town. 8. A book character who seems especially "human." PART III-LITERATURE Omit any one of questions III, IV, and V. III. Answer a and either b or c. a) Give the important facts of Shakespeare's life and tell what you can of the period in which he lived. b) Cure her of that. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff Give the occasion of the foregoing speech, and explain the italicized words and phrases. Which seems to you to play the greatest part in the downfall of Macbeth, his ambition, his fear, or his imagination? Give full reasons for your answer. (THIS EXAMINATION IS Continued oN PAGE 6) |
