III. Analysing the chapter

1. Pick out the words showing Patty’s first impression of POW coming into their store (p.30)

2. Make a list of words and phrases describing Harry Bergen's at­titude to Nazis. Sum up your ideas.

3. Find epithets Patty uses to describe Anton Riker. Comment on the stylistic function of them. Find other stylistic devices used (p.39 1.2, p.39 1.11, p.39 1.32, p.40 1.3, p.42 1.23-25, p.43 l. 14-16)

4. Reveal Patty's feelings while she waits on Reiker and after. Why is she so longing to gain his friendship?

IV. A reading and translation paragraph p.40 1.20-34

CHAPTER 4

I. Lexical work.

to tattle

a prize saleslady

leftover (adj.)

to see to smth

a go-ahead

half bad

to figure out

to adjust the volume

II. Analysing microcontexts

1. p. 11-18 What trait of Patty’s character is revealed in the passage ?

2. p.45 l. 30 Analyse the metaphors used to present Patty’s feelings.

3. p.46 l. 13 Name the stylistic devices used, comment on their stylistic function.

4. p.46-47 l.17-7 Pick out of the text necessary abilities for a “prize saleslady”. What is the

pattern the phrase is built on?

5. p.47 l. 12-14 Could you make up the sentence Patty alludes to

6. р.47 1.29-30. How does Patty's phrase account for Sister Parker’s intellectual

potential?

7. p.l.l-2 Comment on convergence of stylistic devices and their function in the

paragraph.

8. p.50 l. 26 Explain the stylistic function of the epithet used by the narrator,

III. Questions on the chapter.

1. What additional information do we get about the relations between Patty and

her mother? (p.45-46) .

2. Patty is burning with a desire to talk about Anton, Find proof to it in the chapter.

Why did Patty choose Sister Parker and Edna-Louise Jackson for her to talk?

3. Patty invents a tremendous lie about Anton in her talk to Sister. Reason her

behaviour. Did Sister believe Patty? Prove your view­point.

4. Speak on Edna-Louise and her family (p.49 l. 31-32, p.50 1. 2-5, p. 50 1. 9-15,

p.51. l.2-9. What are the relations like between Patty and Edna-Louise?

5. Edna-Louise expresses several prejudices in her talk with Patty. To what extent

are they common to the people of Jenkensville? Recall some episodes from

chapters 1-3.

IV.A passage for reading and translation. p.45 1. 11-18.

CHAPTER V (Part 1, Part 2)

1. Lexis.

to mistrust

contageous

a hide-out

a hobo

a belly-button

to doll up

fragile

a foxhole

to spill out

II. Part 1. Microcontext Analysis.

1. p.52 1.20-24. Why is Patty counting the cost of the dinner so carefully?

2. p. 53 1. 3-15 Reason Grandma' s and Patty' s behaviour .

3. p.53 1. 19-31. Analyse the convergence of stylistic devices in Patty's description of summer in the Baptist Training Camp.

4. p.54 1. 17-32. Describe Patty's hide-out. What makes it impor­tant for the girl?

5. p.54 1.35, p.55 1.1-10. Make sure your guesses in chapter I are to the point. Account for the girl's гeason to study Webster’s dictionary. Think of contextual synonyms to "ambition”. Find in the chapter the instants when the "word of the day" is used.

6. p.57 1.1-21. Reveal inner significance of the conversation.

7. p·58 1.1-2. Name the stylistic devices used and comment on their function.

8. p.58 1. 4-13 Find the key-word of the passage. Analyse Patty's dream.

Part 2.

1. p.58 1.23. Speak on the function of retardation in the sentence used.

2. Analyse pecularities of Freddy's speech.

3. What is Patty's attitude to Freddy? Find the proof of your viewpoint in the text.

4. p. 59 1. 23-30 Describe the convergence of stylistiс deviсes used and its function.

5. p.59 l. 33-35 Pick out the words showing Patty's desperate fear and excitement.

6 p.60 1.9-16 Compare the situation dreamed by Patty and the real consequences of the accident. Could you guess what the farmer had done?

7. p.60 l.32-34, p.62 l. l-5 Use your conclusions on the passage when speaking on Ruth and Patty's relations.

8. p. 61 1. 10-15 What stylistiс devices show Patty's feelings? What does she feel?

9 p.62-63 l. 16-34, l. l-34 Analyze in detail the sceene of punishment. To do that analyze relatively small convergences of stylistic devices to find out what helps the reader to imagine the sceene so vividly. Give literary translation of the passages, trying to find equivalent stylistic devices in Russian.

(1.16-20, 1.21-31, 1.32-3, l. 4-11, l. 12-17, l. 18- 27, 1.28-34)