subject and predicate of first sentence. Describe house and
surroundings. Would flowers grow thus in Acadia? What was love's symbol? Why
sea of flowers? Explain 904-910. Why surf? Contrast Basil's home in Grand
Pre and the one here. Explain lines 933. Was Basil's way of breaking the
news about Gabriel a good one? Why should she be deeply disappointed? Did
Gabriel bear his disappointment as did Evangeline? What was the result of
Evangeline's longing? Of Gabriel's? Why a fugitive lover? Why fates and
streams against him? What did Basil mean line 958?

_Re-union and Feast._

Lesson XX, Lines 959-1020.

Note here change of scene. Is it from pathos to humor or from humor to
pathos? What do you gather from lines 959-960 and 964-965? From 961-2? Why
should they marvel? Compare conditions of life in Acadia and in Louisiana.
What familiar fact does Basil show, line 982? Why refer to King George? Note
the very attractive picture Basil draws--almost a picture of Eden. Was
there an _if_ about it, a final word that quite changed the shading of the
picture? Is it usually thus? Were the Acadians naturally light-hearted?

_Despair. Hope. On Again._

Lesson XXI, Lines 1021-1077.

What effect had this scene on Evangeline? Why should she hear the sounds
of the sea? Why desire to leave the merriment? Explain 1028-1038. Stars
are here spoken of as God's thoughts--what else has the author called them?
Explain 1041-1044. Was the evening in harmony with Evangeline's mood? Why
was it the oaks whispered "Patience" and not the beeches or other trees?
Explain 1059-1061. Who were going in quest of Gabriel? Explain references of
"Prodigal Son" and "Foolish Virgin" and apply. How was Gabriel blown by
fate like the dead leaf? How long before they found traces of Gabriel? What
traces? What news finally? Where were they now?

SEC. IV.

_The Great West. The Shawnee. Confidences._

Lesson XXII, lines 1078-1164.

What are amorphas? Why describe thus this territory? Who were Ishmael's
children? Why bring out clearly the many dangers to be encountered here?
What is Fata Morgana? Who was the anchorite monk? Why taciturn? How could
they follow his footsteps? Who were _they_? How were traces of sorrow and
patience visible? Were they unusually touched by the Shawnee's story? Why?
Was it natural for Evangeline and the Shawnee to be drawn together? What
common bond had they? What was the effect of Evangeline's story? Were the
Shawnee's stor