the
prophet? Has the reference to the Angelus any suggestive sadness? Why graves
of the living? Why did the thunder speak to her? What did it suggest?
SEC. V.
_Gathering on the Beach._
Lesson XI, lines 524-590.
How long were they in the church? What was the attitude of the Acadians?
What happens similarly in nature? What characteristic of woman is shown in
lines 553-567? Compare Evangeline, Gabriel and Benedict at this point. Did
Evangeline meet her father and Gabriel in different ways? Why? Did she
show wisdom in so doing? What turning point now comes? Imagine a different
circumstance--how would it affect the remainder of the story? Picture the
village. Why refer to the waifs of the tide?
_The Camp. Burning Village._
Lesson XII, Lines 591-635.
Picture the camp. Why refer to Paul? What was the condition of Benedict?
What disposition did he show in this trouble? Do you suppose Basil was
affected in the same way? How do an oak and a willow take a storm? Which
is the better way? Who was the oak and who the willow? What does Father
Felician do? Does he show discernment? Explain 612-615. How many and what
distinct pictures do you find in the lesson? Write lines 613-620 in your own
words and compare.
_Death. Separation._
Lesson XIII, Lines 636-665.
What was the effect of the fire on Benedict? The effect of her father's
death on Evangeline? What does "without bell or book" mean? What of
nature seemed in harmony with the occasion? What two great sorrows came to
Evangeline so closely? Review closing incidents and Part One.
EVANGELINE--PART II.
SEC. I.
_Landing. Search Begun._
Lesson XIV, Lines 666-705.
How long time has elapsed since the embarking? What were the Acadian's
Household Gods? Why was the exile without an end? Why should the author use
this comparison about their scattering? Explain fully about the seizing of
the hills. What was the attitude of many Acadians? Of Evangeline? What is
the desert of life? Why so called? What makes life a desert? Explain fully
lines 683-687. What was there singular about Evangeline's life? What effect
had this on her life? What was the inarticulate whisper that came to her?
_Pressing On._
Lesson XV, Lines 706-740.
What is a voyageur? What was Evangeline advised to do by her friends?
Should she have followed their advice? Give reason. What was it to braid St.
Catherine's tresses? What do you think of Evangeline's reply? Learn lin
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