Deserted Village_
is strictly a lyric, the plan of study will naturally follow that of
lyric poetry.

APPENDIX

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS IN ENGLISH

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD

(1905)

A--Reading and Practice[4]

_Select one subject from each of the following groups and write upon
each a composition at least two pages in length. Be careful to keep to
the subject. Pay special attention to the structure of sentences and
paragraphs._

GROUP I

1 A scene from _Ivanhoe_ in which one of the following characters is
a principal figure: Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Wamba, Rowena, Isaac of
York.

2 The Vicar finds Olivia.

3 The scene as it might have appeared to one standing just outside
the castle gate, as Sir Launfal emerged from his castle in his
search for the Holy Grail.

4 The ship of the Ancient Mariner is becalmed.

GROUP II

1 Why does Ida finally consent to marry the Prince?

2 Was the Dumfries aristocracy justified in "cutting" Robert Burns?

3 Show how the _Sir Roger de Coverley Papers_ deal with the foibles
of the time of Addison.

4 What does the Spectator mean when he says that Sir Roger is
"something of a Humourist"? Define Sir Roger's peculiar humor, and
contrast it with that of some other character in the _Sir Roger de
Coverley Papers_.

GROUP III

1 What elements in the character of Godfrey Cass account for his
relief at his wife's death and his failure to care for his child;
also for his confession to Nancy and resolve to adopt Eppie?

2 Tell the story of the caskets in _The Merchant of Venice_.

3 Which in your opinion is the superior character, Cassius or
Antony? Give the reasons for your opinion.

4 What qualities in the character of Brutus are brought home to us
in the last scene of _Julius Caesar?_ Trace in the action of the play
the influence of any one of these qualities.

B--Study and Practice

_The candidate is expected to answer four of the questions on this
paper, selecting them in accordance with instructions under the
headings._

_I Take one part only, either a or b._

_a_ "Sir, let me add, too, that the opinion of my having some
abstract right in my favor would not put me _much_ at my ease in
_passing sentence, unless_ I could be sure that there were no rights
which, in their exercise under