课程名称︰乔伊斯小说选读 课程性质︰外文系选修 课程教师︰曾丽玲 开课学院：文学院 开课系所︰外文系 考试日期（年月日）︰5/5/2011 考试时限（分钟）：120分钟 是否需发放奖励金：是 （如未明确表示，则不予发放） 试题 : I. Spot passages. Give your answers in the space provided. Except for cases of identification, complete sentences are still necessary. (60%) 1. "What would they say of her in the Stores when they found out that she had run away with a fellow?" Who is "she"? What may be her real concern in not making a decision to "run away with a fellow"? 2. "That night the city wore the mask of a capital." What makes the city become "capital"-like? How is this problematic? 3. "She dealt with moral problems as a cleaver deals with meat" Who is "she"? What does this sentence imply about her sense of "morality"? 4. "Weathers was showing his biceps muscle to the company and boasting so much that the other two had called on Farrington to uphold the national honor." How does Joyce criticize the Irish honor of physical strength in the story "Counterparts"? 5. "His wife clasped her hands excitedly and gave a little jump. --O, do go, Gabriel, she cried. I'd love to see Galway again. --You can go if you like, said Gabriel coldly." What does this passage reveal about the conflict between husband and wife? How different are their beliefs and inclinations? 6. "He asked himself what is a woman standing on the stairs in the shadow, listening to distant music, a symbol of. If he were a painter he would paint her in that attitude." What can be shown about Gabriel's attitude toward his wife? How problematic is it? II. Essay questions. Answer any TWO of the following questions by means of a well-written essay for each question which contains an underlined topic sentence. Failure to underline or misplacement of your topic sentence will result in loss of two points. For answering each question, you must cite at least THREE stories as your examples. Keep the original question mumber as below. (40%) 1. What common theme unites the stories in Dubliners? 2. Discuss women's portrait in Dubliners. 3. Discuss the strategy of omission in story-telling in Dubliners. What effect does this achieve? 4. Discuss the portrait of Irish homes in Dubliners. 5. What common picture is presented about Dubliners at the time if the stories? 6. Comment on the title of Dubliners stories. What significance is there in Joyce's system of entitling his stories? --

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