Passage One

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What is the setting of the first passage?

  • A garden filled with flowers
  • A studio filled with the scent of flowers (correct)
  • A park with a laburnum tree
  • A room with a full-length portrait of a young man

What do the bees add to the atmosphere in the first passage?

  • Noise
  • Stillness (correct)
  • Sweetness
  • Movement

What is the purpose of the parish mentioned in the second passage?

  • Providing education for children
  • Providing relief for the sick (correct)
  • Punishing those who don't pay taxes
  • Providing care for the elderly

What does the phrase "distrained goods" mean in the second passage?

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What is the main focus of the artist in the first passage?

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Setting of the first passage?

A studio filled with the scent of flowers.

Bees' effect on atmosphere?

Bees add stillness to the atmosphere.

Purpose of the parish?

Providing relief for the sick.

Meaning of 'distrained goods'?

Goods taken as punishment.

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Artist's main focus?

The full-length portrait of a young man.

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Study Notes

Passage One:

  • Lord Henry Wotton is lying in a studio filled with the scent of flowers.
  • He can see a laburnum tree with honey-colored blossoms outside.
  • Birds' shadows flit across the curtains.
  • Bees' murmurs add to the stillness.
  • The artist, Basil Hallward, is sitting in front of a full-length portrait of a young man.

Passage Two:

  • The phrase "the parish" is associated with tales of distress and misery.
  • Poor people who can't pay their taxes are summoned by the parish.
  • Their goods are distrained and their sick family members' beds are taken away.
  • The parish provides relief, burial, and care for the children.
  • The man who can't obtain work is maintained in the parish asylum.

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