EnglishIII-Semester1ExamReview 2014-2015
What’sinaName
ByChristinaG.Rossetti
1)WhyhasSpringonesyllableless
Thananyofitsfellowseasons?
Theremaybesomeotherreason,
AndI'mmerelymakingaguess;
Butsurelyithoardssuchwealth
Ofhappiness,hopeandhealth,
Sunshineandmusicalsound,
Itmayspareafootfromitsname
Yetallthesame
Superabound.
2)Soft-namedSummer,
Mostwelcomecomer,
Bringsalmosteverything
Overwhichwedreamorsing
Orsigh;
ButthenSummerwendsitsway,
Tomorrow,--today,--
Good-bye!
3)Autumn,--theslownamelingers,
Whilewelikewiseflag;
Itsilencesmanysingers;
Itsslowdaysdrag,
Yethastenatspeed
Toleaveusinchillyneed
ForWintertostripindeed.
4)Inall-lackWinter,
Dullofsenseandofsound,
Wehuddleandshiver
Besideoursplinter
Ofcracklingpine,
Snowinskyandsnowonground.
Winterandcold
Can'tlastforever!
5)Today,tomorrow,thesunwillshine;
Whenweareold,
Butsomestillareyoung,
Singingthesong
Whichothershavesung,
Ringingthebells
Whichothershaverung,--
Evenso!
Weourselves,whoelse?
Weourselveslong
Longago.
1. Identifytherhymeschemeusedinthefirststanzaof"What'sinaName".
2. "Ofcracklingpine"inthefourth stanzaisanexampleof…
3. Theauthorsuggeststhatspringhas onlyonesyllablebecause…
4. Youcanconcludethattheauthor's leastfavoriteseasonis…
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GeorgeOllivant
Emily,hiswife
Mary,hisdaughter,anactress
ExcerptedfromTRADITION ByGeorgeMiddleton,1912
1)SCENE:Thesitting-roomattheOllivants'inasmalltownup-state.Itisanevening
lateinthespring.Asimpleroomisdisclosed,bearingthetracesofanothergeneration.
Old-fashionedwindow-doorsattheright,overlookingthegarden,openonaporch;
anotherdoorinbackopeningonthehallway.Alargefireplaceattheleft,nowconcealed
byanembroideredscreen;thehorsehairfurniture,severalterra-cottastatuettes,anda
woodcutortwoonthewallscreatethesubtleatmosphereofthepast.Thereisalamp
onthetable,andanotheronabracketbythedoorinback.Moonlightfiltersthroughthe
window-doors.
2)TheOllivantsarediscoveredtogether.Mary,aratherplainwomanofabouttwentyfive,
withasuggestionofquicksensibilities,isstanding,lostinthought,lookingoutinto
thegarden.Hermother,Emily,nearingfifty,quietandsubduedinmanner,isseatedat
thetabletrimmingahat.OccasionallyshelooksatMary,stopsherwork,glancesat
herhusband,closeshereyesasthoughtired,andthenresumes.Thesilencecontinues
forsometime,brokenonlybytherattleofthetownpaperwhichGeorgeOllivantis
reading.Heiswelloninmiddlelife,withastrong,determinedfacenotentirelywithout
elementsofkindnessanddeepfeeling.Whenhefinishes,hefoldsthepaper,putsiton
thetable,knockstheashescarefullyfromhispipeintohishand,andthrowsthem
behindthescreen;takesoffhisspectaclesandwipesthemashe,too,looksover
towardhisdaughter,stillgazingabsentlyintothegarden.Finally,afteraslight
hesitation,hegoestoherandputshisarmabouther;sheisstartledbutsmiles
sweetly.
3)OLLIVANT.[Affectionately.]Gladtobehomeagain,Mary?
MARY.[Evasively.]Thegardenissopretty.
OLLIVANT.Hasn'tchangedmuch,eh?
MARY.Itseemsdifferent;perhapsit'sthenight.
OLLIVANT.Iguessitisn'tuptoitsusualstandard.Haven'tseenyourmotherthereso
oftenthisspring.
EMILY.[Quietly.]Thisdryspellisnotgoodforflowers.
4)OLLIVANT.It'sonlythecultivatedflowersthatneedcare;can'thelpthinkingthat
whenIseethewildonessohardyinmyfieldsonthehill.[TurningtoEmilyandpatting
her.]Isthereanyofthatspraymixtureleft,Emily,dear?
EMILY.Ihaven'tlookedlately.
OLLIVANT.I'llordersometomorrow.[Takinguphispipeagainandlookingforthe
tobacco.]Thinkitwouldbeagoodidea,daughter,ifyou'dspraythoserosebushes
everycoupleofweeks.Thebugsareapestthisspring.Where'smytobacco?
EMILY.Onthemantel.
5)OLLIVANT.Wishyouwouldalwaysleaveitonthetable;youknowhowIhateto
havethingschanged.
[Ollivantgoestothemantel,fillinghispipe,andwhilehisbackisturned,Marymakesa
quickquestioninggesturetohermother,whosighshelplessly.Marypondersa
moment.]
MARY.How'sBenbeendoingthesetwoyears,father?
OLLIVANT.Hasn'tyourbrotherwrittenyou?
MARY.Onlyonce—whenIlefthome;hedisapproved,too.
OLLIVANT.Hadanolderbrother'sfeelingofwantingtotakecareofyou,Mary.
6)MARY.Yes;Iknow.How'shedoing?
OLLIVANT.He'scommencingtogetonhisfeet.Takestimeandmoneyforanyoneto
getstartedthesedays.
MARY.Buthe'sstillinpartnershipwithBertTaylor,isn'the?
OLLIVANT.Yes.He'dhavebeensomewhereifhe'dworkedinwithmeasIdidwithmy
father.Thingsshouldbehandeddown.Offeredhimthechance,triedtomakehimtake
it,asyourmotherknows;butthatcollegechum—niceenoughfellow,I'veheard—
turnedhisheadanotherway.[Lightinghispipeandpuffingslowly.]It'sbesttohumora
youngfellow'sideasifhesticksthemout,butI'dliketohavehadusallheretogether
now.Theplaceisbigenoughevenifheshouldwanttomarry.YourmotherandIcame
here,youknow,whenyourgrandfatherwasstillalive.
7)MARY.ThenBenisn'tmakinganymoney?
OLLIVANT.[Reluctantly.]Notyet—tospeakof.
EMILY.[Quietly.]Buthe'spromisedtopayhisfatherback,Mary.
MARY.Isee.[Thoughtfully.]Collegeandthenmorehelptogetstarted,becausehe'sa
man.
OLLIVANT.[Complacently.]He'llhavetosupportafamilysomeday;I'vehadtokeep
thatinmind.
MARY.I'dliketohavearealtalkwithhim.
8)OLLIVANT.Whendidhislettersayhe'dbecomingforavisit,Emily?
EMILY.Thefifteenth.
MARY.Nottillthen?That'stoobad.
OLLIVANT.Eh?
MARY.[Afterexchangingaquickglancewithhermotherandgainingcourage.]Father,I
hopeyoudidn'tmisunderstandmycomingback?
OLLIVANT.Notatall.Weallmakemistakes—especiallywhenwe'reyoung.PerhapsI
wasabithastywhenyoulefthome,butIknewyou'dsoonseeIwasright.Ididn't
thinkitwouldtakeyoutwoyears—butperhapsifI'dwrittenyoubeforeyou'dhave
comesooner.ItoldyourmotherI'dliketomakeiteasyforyoutocomehome.
MARY.Mothersuggestedthatyouwriteme?
9)OLLIVANT.Well,Isupposeyoumightputitthatway.IalwaysfeltshethoughtIwas
abithardonyou,butI'mnotonetobackdowneasily.
MARY.Don'tblamemethen,father,ifIshowedIwasyourdaughter.
OLLIVANT.Let'sforgetmyfeeling;butnaturallyIwassetback.
MARY.Becauseyoudidn'ttakemygoingseriouslyuntilIwasactuallyleaving.
OLLIVANT.Icouldn'tgetitintomyheadthen,andIcan'tnow,howanygirlwouldwant
toleaveahomelikethis,whereyouhaveeverything.Youdon'tknowhowluckyyou
are—ormaybeyouhaverealizedit.Lookaboutyouandseewhatothergirlshave.Isit
likethis?Trees,flowers,andalakeviewthat'sthebestinthecounty.Why,onecan
breathehereandeventastetheair.EverytimeIcomebackfromabusinesstripit
makesanewmanofme.Askyourmother.Eh,Emily?WhenIsitoutthereonthe
porchinthecooleveningsitmakesmefeelateasewiththeworldtoknowthatthe
placeismineandthatI'veraisedafamilyandcantakecareofthemall.Benhadtogo,
Isuppose—it'sthewaywithsons;butIthoughtyou,atleast,wouldstayhere,
daughter,inthisoldhousewhereyouwereborn,whereIwasborn,whereallyourearly
associations——
10)MARY.[Shuddering.]Ihateassociations.
OLLIVANT.[Eyingher.]Well,I'dliketoknowwhereyougetthatfrom.Notfromyour
motherandme.Welikethem,don'twe,Emily?Why,yourmother'shardlyevereven
lefthere—butyouhadtoupandgetout.
MARY.Yes.That'sright,father;Ihadto.
OLLIVANT.[Hestopssmokingandlooksathersharply.]Hadto?Whomadeyou?
MARY.[Reluctantly.]Itwassomethinginsideme.
11)OLLIVANT.[Inspiteofhimself.]Tush—thatfoolishness.
MARY.[Quickly.]Don'tmakeithardforusagain.
OLLIVANT.Imadeithard,Mary?BecauseIobjectedtoyourleavingyourmotherhere
alone?
MARY.Iremember;yousaidIwasafoolish,"stage-struck"girl.
OLLIVANT.Well,you'reoverthat,aren'tyou?
MARY.That'sjustwhereyouaremistaken,father.[Slowly.]That'swhyIaskedyouif
youhadn'tmisunderstoodmycomingback.
OLLIVANT.[Suspiciously.]Thenwhydidyoucomeatall?
MARY.I'mhuman;Iwantedtoseeyouandmother,soIcamewhenyougenerously
wroteme.I'mnotgoingtostayandspraytheroses.
12)LLIVANT.[Heeyeshertenselyandcontrolshimselfwithaneffort.]Soyouarenot
goingtostaywithyourmotherandme?
MARY.[Affectionately.]I'llcomeseeyouasoftenasIcanand——
OLLIVANT.—andmakeahotelofyourhome?[Maryissilent.]Don'tyouseeyour
motherisgettingolderandneedssomebodytobehere?
EMILY.[Withaquietassurance.]Ihaveneverbeensowellandcontented.
OLLIVANT.[Tenderly.]Iknowbetter,Emily;can'tIseeyou'regettingthinnerandolder?
[Stoppingherprotests.]Now,letmemanagethis,dear.It'sagirl'splacetostayat
home.Youknowmyfeelingsaboutthat.Supposeanythingshouldhappentoyour
mother,whatwouldIdo?
MARY.Soit'snotmotheraloneyouarethinkingof?
13)OLLIVANT.[Tersely.]I'mthinkingofyourplaceathome—doingawoman'swork.
I'mnotproudofhavingmydaughteroffearningherownlivingasthoughIcouldn't
supporther.
EMILY.George!
MARY.IthoughtitwasonlybecauseIwasonthestage.
OLLIVANT.Well,it'snotthemostheavenlyplace,isit?Alotofnarrow-mindedfools
hereintownthoughtIwascrazytoletyougo;Iknewhowtheyfelt;Igrinnedand
boreit.YouweremydaughterandIlovedyou,andIdidn'twantthemtothinkanyless
ofyoubytheirfindingoutyouwereleavingagainstmywish.
MARY.[Slowly,withcomprehension.]That'swhathurtyou.
OLLIVANT.Well,Iblamedmyselfabitfortakingyoutoplaysandlikingthemmyself.
MARY.Peopleherewillsoonforgetaboutmeandmerelybesorryforyou.
14)OLLIVANT.[Persuasively.]Why,Mary.I'vemadeiteasyforyoutostay.Itold
everyoneyouwerecominghomeforgood.They'llthinkmeafoolif——
MARY.[Tenderly.]Youmeantwhatwasdearandgood,father;butyouhadnorightto
saythat.I'msorry.
OLLIVANT.IdiditbecauseIthoughtyouhadcometoyoursenses.
MARY.[Firmly.]IneversawsoclearlyasIdonow.
OLLIVANT.[Bluntly.]Thenyou'restubborn—plainstubborn—nottoadmitfailure.
MARY.[Startled.]Failure?
OLLIVANT.Iknowwhatthenewspaperssaid;Bensentthemtome.
MARY.Whichones?
OLLIVANT.Why,allofthem,Iguess.
MARY.Didhesendyouthegoodones?
OLLIVANT.Werethereany?
15)MARY.Oh,Isee.SoBencarefullypickedoutonlythosewhichwouldpleaseyou.
OLLIVANT.[Sarcastically.]Pleaseme?
MARY.Yes;becauseyouandhedidn'twantmetosucceed;becauseyouthought
failurewouldbringmehome.Butdon'tyouthinkI'llletsomecubreportersettlethings
forme.I'llnevercomehomethroughfailure—never.
OLLIVANT.[Kindly.]BenandIonlywanttoprotectyou,Mary.
MARY.Whydomenalwayswanttoprotectwomen?
OLLIVANT.Becauseweknowtheworld.
MARY.Yes;butyoudon'tknowme.Father,youstillthinkI'monlyafoolish,stagestruck
girl,andwantflowersandmenandmynameinbigletters.Itisn'tthat.
16)OLLIVANT.Well,whatisit,then?
MARY.Oh—Iwanttobeanartist.Idon'tsupposeyoucanunderstandit;Ididn't,
myself,atfirst.Iwasbornwithit,butdidn'tknowwhatitwastillthatfirsttimeyou
tookmetothetheatre.
OLLIVANT.Soitwasallmyfault?
MARY.Itisn'tanybody'sfault;it'sjustafact.IknewfromthatdaywhatIwantedto
do.Iwantedtoact—tocreate.Idon'tcarewhetherIplayaleadingladyorascrubwoman,
ifIcandoitwithtruthandbeauty.
OLLIVANT.Well,youhaven'tdonemuchofeither,haveyou?Whathaveyougotto
showforourunhappiness?Whathaveyougotaheadofyou?
17)MARY.Nothing—definite.
OLLIVANT.[Incredulously.]Yet,you'regoingtokeepatit?
MARY.Yes.
OLLIVANT.Whatdoyouthinkofthat,Emily?
MARY.IamgoingtothecityMonday.
OLLIVANT.[Persistently.]Butwhatwillyoudowhenyougetthere?
MARY.WhatI'vedonebefore:huntajob,trampthestreets,callattheoffices,be
snubbedandinsultedbyoffice-boys—keepatittillIgetsomethingtodo.
18)OLLIVANT.Come,come,Mary;don'tmakemelosepatience.Putyourprideinyour
pocket.You'vehadyourfling.You'vetriedandfailed.Giveitallupandstayhomehere
whereyoucanbecomfortable.
MARY.[Withintensefeeling.]Father,Ican'tgiveitup.Itdoesn'tmakeanydifference
howtheytreatme,howmanytimesIgetmy"notice"anddon'tevenmakegood
accordingtotheirstandards.Ican'tgiveitup.Isimplycan't.Itkeepsgnawinginsideme
anddrivingmeon.It'sthere—alwaysthere,andIknowifIkeepatworkIwillsucceed.I
knowit;Iknowit.
[Marythrowsherselfintothechair,muchstirred.Emily'seyeshaveeagerlyfollowed
herthroughoutthisasthoughrespondingsympathetically,butOllivanthasstoodin
silence,watchingherapparentlywithoutcomprehension.]
1. Insection5,whatdoesittellyouaboutGeorge'scharacterwhenhereactstohavinghistobaccomoved?
2. WhatBESTdescribesthethemeofthisplay?
3. Fromherfewlinesinthisscene,youcaninferthatMrs.Ollivant--
4. Mary'scommentsaboutBeninsection7showyouthat--
5. Inthestagedirectionsinsection3,theauthorusesthewordevasivelytodescribeMary.Thismeansthat—
6. Thefinalstagedirectionattheendoftheexcerpttellsyouthat--
ReadthisdraftadaptedfromanOct.5,2011articleintheDallasMorningNews.Look
forerrorsandanswertheeditingandrevisingquestionsthatfollow.
StopShopping!
(1)Withgraduationloominginthenearfutureitistimetogetagriponyourself.(2)No
otherskillwillbesohandyasthatofself-control.(3)Self-controliswhenyouinhibitan
impulsesuchaseating,smoking,orshopping.(4)Itshardtodo.(5)Manypeople
believethatyoueitherhaveitoryoudon’t.(6)Thatisnottrue.
(7)AccordingtoHeidiHalvorsonasocialpsychologistyoucantrainyourself.(8)It’s
bettertothinkaboutitasamusclethatsomepeoplehavedevelopedandsomepeople
havenot,saidHalvorson.(9)Self-controlalsofailswhenitistired.(10)Youonlyhave
somuchofit.(11)Anxiety,depression,fatigue,stress,anger,andfrustrationtapout
yourreservesofself-control.(12)Makingmanyofuslackself-controlandacton
impulse.
(13)Shoppingforexampleisaddictivetosomepeople.(14)Theyhavenoself-control
topolicethemselves.(15)Theyshoptofeedsomehungertofeelgood,shopping
onlinewhentheirsadorhittingthemallwhenstressed.
(16)Youcantakesomestepstohelpyourselfthough.(17)Beforeyouwalkintoa
storeknowwhatyouaregoingtobuyandhowmuchyouhavetospend.(18)
Shoppinglistscanhelpyouidentifyyourneedsandlimits.(19)Themorespecificyou
arethemorelikelyyou’llsticktoit.
(20)Alsoknowwhenyourwillpowerislowsothatyouwon’tspendimpulsively.(21)
Whenyou’replanningtomakeabigpurchase.(22)Takeacoolingoffperiodwaitaday
tospendthebigdollarsandtakeadeepbreathtogiveyou’rebrainabreakto
reconsider.
(23)“Financialdisciplineequalsfinancialresponsibility,”statesGailCunningham.(24)
SheisthespokeswomanfortheNationalFoundationforCreditCounseling.(25)Think
beforeyoupulloutthatcreditcard.(26)Peoplewhopayincashspend20%lessthan
thosewhouseplastic.(27)Someshopaholicsputtheircreditcardsinwaterandfreeze
themsotheyhavetowaitforthemtothawandgetachancetoreconsidertheir
purchase.
(28)Exercisingself-disciplinehasitsbenefits.(29)Halvorsonexplainedthatonestudy
foundthatpeoplewhostartedaregularroutineofcontrolandstucktoitfortwo
months,handledlifebetter.(30)“Ifyoudevelopthatwillpowerinonepartofyourlife
youfeelthatinallpartsofyourlife,”shesaid.
1. Whatchange,ifany,shouldbemadetosentence1?
2. Whatchangesarenecessarytoimprovesentence4?
3. Whateditingfeedbackwouldyougiveyourclassmateregarding
sentence7?
4. Whatisthebestrevisingcommenttomaketoaclassmateabout
sentences9and10?
5. Whatchange,ifany,shouldbemadetosentence13?
6. Whatchange,ifany,shouldbemadetosentence16?
7. Whatchange,ifany,shouldbemadetosentence17?
8. Whatchange,ifany,shouldbemadetosentence19?
9. Whatchange,ifany,shouldbemadetosentence20?
We will review and prepare a couple of days before the exam. Please be prepared to discuss these questions in class. You may also take notes in class to help you prepare for the exam. Study hard!
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