Part Three Literature 35% (Write down your answers to the questions in this part of the test in separate blank answer sheets provided at your test center)
I. Name the authors of the following works: 6%
1. Samson Agonistes 2. Ode on a Grecian Urn 3. Adam Bede
4. Pioneers 5. Nothing Gold Can Stay 6. Invisible man
II. Choose TWO of the follow works of literature and write a passage of 80 words to discuss the themes of each of them: (8%)
1. Pardener’s Tale
2. Tess of the D’ Urberville
3. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
4. Mrs. Dalloway
III. Choose TWO of the following characters from works of literature and write a passage of 80 words to describe each of them: (8%)
I. Rip Van Wrinkle
2. Henry Fleming
3. Holden Caulfield
4. J. Alfred Prufrock
IV. Answer ONE of the following questions based on your personal understanding of American and British literature: (5%)
1. Is there any work of American or British literature similar to the classical Chinese novels like Water Margin (水浒) or Journey to the West (西游记)？If you know one, write a passage of about 100 words to discuss their similarities and differences.
2. To some extent, literature is the reflection of life and society. Can you give 2 examples to illustrate how English literature reflects the English society in a particular period of time?
V. Read the poem and answer questions below8%)
When I Came Last to Ludlow
By Alfred Edward Houseman
When I Came Last to Ludlow
Amidst the moonlight pale,
Two friends kept step beside me,
Two honest lads and hale.
Now Dick lies long in the churchyard,
And Ned lies long in jail,
And I come home to Ludlow
Admist the moonlight pale.
Note:
Hale: healthy
Questions:
1. Who are Dick and Ned? What has happened to them?
2. What kind of view does this poem express? Do you agree with him? Explain your answer.