Reading Comprehension Worksheet WK 23
Name ________________________ Class ______ LA 10 Reading Comprehension Directions: Read pages 739 – 820 Date _________ European Literature in the Nineteenth Century 1800-1900 Score ____________ Wk 23 Use complete sentences with proper grammar to answer the following items. 1. What was the Reign of Terror? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Who were the Romantics and what did they believe? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did the Industrial Revolution influence society and literature? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is Naturalism and it impact on literature and art? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe the life of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. What is he most know for in literature? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What agreement do Mephistopheles and the Lord make about Faust? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What pact do Mephistopheles and Faust make? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is Romantic about the Lord’s position in allowing Faust to be tested by Mephistopheles? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Describe the mood or atmosphere of the poem “I Have Visited Again.” What elements of the setting is described? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Describe or state the theme and central idea about life of this poem. What role does the setting play in the development of this theme? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What are the three most important events in Victor Hugo’s life? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What two foes of Napoleon does the speak mention in “Russia 1812”? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What do the French soldiers do to stay alive? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Explain the figures of speech “circles of steel” and “whirlpools of savages”. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. In lines 67 – 69…. What do you think Napoleon “understood”? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Identify the single most important thing about Charles Baudelaire’s life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. In the poem, “Invitation to the Voyage”, identify at least two lines or phrases in the poem that hint that the speaker’s life is not happy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. What are the two most important events in the life of Guy de Maupassant? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. In “The Piece of String,” what does Hauchecorne find on the ground? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. What does the saddler Malandain claim he has seen Hauchecorne do? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. What happens to the lost wallet? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. Describe the setting and character development in “The Piece of String.” _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. Identify the three most significant events in the life of Leo Tolstoy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. In “The Long Exile”, what is Aksenof convicted of? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 25. Who really killed the merchant and how? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 26. How does Aksenof react when he finds out he is going to prison for a crime he did not commit? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 27. After his wife’s visit, what are Aksenof’s thoughts and feelings about his situation? What would be yours?. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 28. Why do you think Aksenof never receives letters from his family? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 29. What is ironic about the attitudes that the authorities and inmates come to have toward Aksenof? _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Name ________________________ Class ______ LA 10 Writing Exercise Date _________ Score ____________ European Literature in the Nineteenth Century 1800-1900 Wk 23 Directions: Read pages 815 – 820, “A Problem” by Anton Checkhov. In an essay, interpret the meaning or significance of the title "A Problem." Explain what serious moral problem was being discussed. What other serious family problem is presented in the story? In what sense is the forged promissory note the least serious problem? Include an autobiographical incident of a family problem you have encountered. What moral lesson did you learn? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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