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Lesson 8
De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period
GENERAL COMPREHENSION
1. How does the character evaluate his stay in New York? What
circumstances might have aggravated the situation?
2. What episodes does he provide as illustration of his feelings while
being in NYC?
3. Describe the relations between the young man and his stepfather.
Citations will help you illustrate your words.
4. What does he mean by saying: "I used our stateroom mirror to note
my uncanny physical resemblance to El Greco" (p.143).
5. Why do you think the young man decided to go to the art school to
teach?
6. Where is the school located? Which words add to the unpleasant
impression of its environs?
7. Does the interior of the school look different?
8. What attracted the boy’s attention in the room?
9. What does the word inscrutable mean? When does the boy use it?
Does he imply any additional shades of meaning in it?
10. Do you think you would like the school? What attitude does the
boy show when he arrives? Give examples. Can you explain the
reasons of such behavior?
11. What emotions does he reveal by saying: "To me, they [envelopes]
had an almost freshly brushed-and-combed look, like new pupils."
Where else does he express the same idea?
12. Was M. Yoshoto a good artist and teacher? Prove your opinion.
13. Did the boy’s mood change thereafter?
14. Where in the story does the tone of the boy’s words change to
express his real feelings?
15. How does he describe his first two students? What details are
especially characteristic of them as students of art?
16. What do we know about Sister Irma and what is left blank?
17. As for the artistic talents of the third student, how were they
different from those of Bambi Kramer’s and Ridgefield’s? What
peculiar detail is mentioned?
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18. Read the first letter to Sister Irma. What does the character say
directly? What feelings does he communicate?
19. "I am comparatively speechless in English owing to my varied and
largely insensible upbringing." (p.168) How do you understand the
utterance? Can you agree that he is speechless?
20. Comment on the episode with a girl in the display window. What
does the boy express and imply about life? Do you share such
views?
21. What prompted him to write the expelling letters to his students?
How does he explain his action?
22. Why do you think he did not send the second letter to Sister Irma?
Would you? Why?
23. What does he decide to do after his Experience? How does his
overall mood and attitude change after it, as far as we can judge
from his actions and the way his opinions are expressed?
WORD STUDY
I. Find in the text and translate the sentences containing the
following words.
To dedicate elated, uncanny, capricious, vivacious, inscrutable,
non-committally, flair, frantically, retarded, to delude, incipient genius,
obnoxious, magnanimous.
II. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the words
and phrases from the text.
1. … I feel it's a vital matter
to get them in here.
2. A few weeks later, early in 1930, all three of us
moved from New
York to Paris…
3. At length, with a red light in his favor, the exhausted
man swung
around in his seat and looked up at me.
4. He addressed me in a lowered, an almost cautious
tone of voice.
5. I drew laughing, high-breasted girls, living absolutely carelessly
…
6. The next few days I spent waiting impatiently
…
7. … and since he sensed in me the true vocationary spirit, he hoped I
wouldn't be upset much
.
Lesson 8 18. Read the first letter to Sister Irma. What does the character say
De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period directly? What feelings does he communicate?
19. "I am comparatively speechless in English owing to my varied and
GENERAL COMPREHENSION largely insensible upbringing." (p.168) How do you understand the
utterance? Can you agree that he is speechless?
1. How does the character evaluate his stay in New York? What 20. Comment on the episode with a girl in the display window. What
circumstances might have aggravated the situation? does the boy express and imply about life? Do you share such
2. What episodes does he provide as illustration of his feelings while views?
being in NYC? 21. What prompted him to write the expelling letters to his students?
3. Describe the relations between the young man and his stepfather. How does he explain his action?
Citations will help you illustrate your words. 22. Why do you think he did not send the second letter to Sister Irma?
4. What does he mean by saying: "I used our stateroom mirror to note Would you? Why?
my uncanny physical resemblance to El Greco" (p.143). 23. What does he decide to do after his Experience? How does his
5. Why do you think the young man decided to go to the art school to overall mood and attitude change after it, as far as we can judge
teach? from his actions and the way his opinions are expressed?
6. Where is the school located? Which words add to the unpleasant
impression of its environs? WORD STUDY
7. Does the interior of the school look different?
8. What attracted the boy’s attention in the room? I. Find in the text and translate the sentences containing the
9. What does the word inscrutable mean? When does the boy use it? following words.
Does he imply any additional shades of meaning in it? To dedicate elated, uncanny, capricious, vivacious, inscrutable,
10. Do you think you would like the school? What attitude does the non-committally, flair, frantically, retarded, to delude, incipient genius,
boy show when he arrives? Give examples. Can you explain the obnoxious, magnanimous.
reasons of such behavior?
11. What emotions does he reveal by saying: "To me, they [envelopes] II. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the words
had an almost freshly brushed-and-combed look, like new pupils." and phrases from the text.
Where else does he express the same idea? 1. … I feel it's a vital matter to get them in here.
12. Was M. Yoshoto a good artist and teacher? Prove your opinion. 2. A few weeks later, early in 1930, all three of us moved from New
13. Did the boy’s mood change thereafter? York to Paris…
14. Where in the story does the tone of the boy’s words change to 3. At length, with a red light in his favor, the exhausted man swung
express his real feelings? around in his seat and looked up at me.
15. How does he describe his first two students? What details are 4. He addressed me in a lowered, an almost cautious tone of voice.
especially characteristic of them as students of art? 5. I drew laughing, high-breasted girls, living absolutely carelessly…
16. What do we know about Sister Irma and what is left blank? 6. The next few days I spent waiting impatiently…
17. As for the artistic talents of the third student, how were they 7. … and since he sensed in me the true vocationary spirit, he hoped I
different from those of Bambi Kramer’s and Ridgefield’s? What wouldn't be upset much.
peculiar detail is mentioned?
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