1. Do the quiz to test how well you remember the details of Chapters 16-20:
1) Julia made herself conspicuous,
a) though she didnt show herself in public places, led a quiet and regular life.
b) because she had twenty years of fidelity behind her and the public loved to think of Julia and Michael as a devoted and united couple.
c) because the look in Julias eyes when they danced betrayed her and Tom wasnt discreet.
2) Michael considered Tom to be
a) a very good type of clean honest English boy.
b) boring and dull.
c) an articled clerk.
3) After the talk with Michael Dolly felt
a) disappointed and embarrassed.
b) satisfied, elated and happy.
c) old, lonely, unhappy and desperately jealous.
4) Roger came home
a) for Christmas before going to Vienna.
b) for Easter before going up to Cambridge.
c) from Eton for a holiday.
5) Toms father, a solicitor in the North of London,
a) bought Tom a partnership.
b) was still making Tom an allowance.
c) died several years ago.
6) Tom earned
a) two hundred pounds a year.
b) four thousand pounds a year.
c) four hundred pounds a year.
7) Joan Denver was
a) a young girl with a pretty little face and a stub nose, a good deal made-up.
b) a twenty-two-year-old girl in shabby clothes and without any make-up.
c) a young plump girl with dark eyes and blonde hair.
8) Joan Denver
a) has never heard of Avice Chrichton.
b) and Avice Chrichton tossed up for Roger.
c) was at the RADA together with Avice Chrichton.
9) Tom advised Julia to accept the American offer because
a) she could make a packet and have a grand time there.
b) she could make new friends there.
c) he was terribly anxious to get rid of her.
10) Michael began to look about for the cast for the play .
a) Called Yesterday b) called Nowadays
b) c) called Shaftsbury Avenue.
11) Julia remembered Jane Taibouts maxim:
a) Articulate with distinctness, dont be afraid of your voice.
b) Dont be natural. The stage isnt the place for that. The stage is make-believe. But seem natural.
c) Dont pause until its necessary, but the pause as long as you can.
Prepare the passage for artistic reading and translate it into Russian. Comment on the relations between Julia and Dolly.
Julias reputation was so good whatever was going on. (Chapter 16)
Write a letter Joan Denver might have written to her former fellow-student about her talk with Julia. Remember that she is quite impressed by the result. Describe how she managed to arrange this meeting.
Culture Corner
1. Do you know that
Boxing Day (Ch. 20), the first day after Christmas Day, is a public holiday in the UK?
Shaftsbury Avenue (Ch. 20) is a street in central London leading from Piccadilly Circus where there are many West End theatres?
RADA (Ch.20) stands for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a famous school in London for people who want to become actors?
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Why were these proper names mentioned in the book?
2. Do some research and tell you group-mates about:
-public holidays in Great Britain
-the West End of London
-theatres in Great Britain
You may find the following links helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.visitbritain.com
Part VI
hapters 21-25
Pre-text Discussion
1. Answer the following questions:
1) Do you think Tom is devoted to Julia?
2) Avice Chrichton has been mentioned in the previous chapters. What role is she going to play in Julias life?
3) Julia doesnt feel at ease with her son. Is she on close terms with her mother?
Read Part VI and check your answers.
General Comprehension
1. Who said it?
1) Be a sport, Julia. Itll please her so much.
2) Sooner or later you were bound to fall in love and that would end it.
3) Why, what I dont know about acting isnt worth knowing.
4) Its high time I was getting back. It would be hell if I really came to the conclusion that the theatre wasnt worth the fuss and bother they make about it.
5) Ive been selfish. Ive ruined your life, I didnt know what I was doing.
6) She wont believe me when I tell her you an me ad tea together, shell think Im kidding
2. Who did it?
1) Who advised Michael to engage Avice Chrichton for the new play?
2) Who allowed Tom to stay in the flat rent free till time improved?
3) Who told Julia that her acting had gone all to hell?
4) Who made a fuss over Julia because she was in poor health and needed rest?
5) Who wrote to Julia brisk, business-like letters?
6) Who suggested having a cup of tea?
