and feeling devoutly
thankful. There is something magnificent in having a country to love."

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

The following questions are taken from recent examination papers of
the Examination Board established by the Association of Schools and
Colleges in the Middle States and Maryland, and of the Regents of the
State of New York. Generally only one question on _The Vision of Sir
Launfal_ is included in the examination paper for each year.

Under what circumstances did the "vision" come to Sir Launfal? What
was the vision? What was the effect upon him?

What connection have the preludes in the _Vision of Sir Launfal_ with
the main divisions which they precede? What is their part in the poem
as a whole?

Contrast Sir Launfal's treatment of the leper at their first meeting
with his treatment at their second.

1. Describe a scene from the _Vision of Sir Launfal_.

2. Describe the hall of the castle as Sir Launfal saw it on Christmas
eve.

"The soul partakes the season's youth ...
What wonder if Sir Launfal now
Remembered the keeping of his vow?"

Give the meaning of these lines, and explain what you think is
Lowell's purpose in the preface from which they are taken. Give the
substance of the corresponding preface to the other part of the poem,
and account for the difference between the two.

Describe 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.

Compare the _Ancient Mariner_ and the _Vision of Sir Launfal_ with
regard to the representation of a moral idea in each.

Explain the meaning of Sir Launfal's vision, and show how it affected
his conduct.

Describe an ideal summer day as portrayed in the _Vision of Sir
Launfal_.

Quote at least ten lines.

Discuss, with illustrations, Lowell's descriptions in the _Vision of
Sir Launfal_, touching on _two_ of the following points:--(a) beauty,
(b) vividness, (c) attention to details.

Write a description of winter as given in Part Second.

Outline in tabular form the story of Sir Launfal's search for the Holy
Grail; be careful to include in your outline the time, the place, the
leading characters, and the leading events in their order.

Merrill's English Texts

Addison, Steele, and Budgell. The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers In The
Spectator. Edited by Edna H. L. Turpin. 269 pages, 12mo, cloth. Prices
30 cents.