PASSAGE 2:

MANSFIELD, Katherine (1888-1923), published only three volumes of short stories before

her death at the age of 34. Yet she is considered one of the greatest short-story writers of the

۲۰th century. Her writing shows an understanding of the reasons for people acting the way they do. She was the first writer in English to be influenced by the Russian dramatist Anton

Chekhov.

Katherine Mansfield was her pen name. She was born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp in

Wellington, New Zealand. Many of her best short stories take place there.

Between 1903 and 1906 Katherine Mansfield studied at Queen’s College, London. Then,

after studying music in New Zealand for two years, she returned to live in London in 1908. In 1911 she published her first book of short stories, In a German Pension. That same year she began working with the critic John Middleton Murry on a literary magazine called Rhythm. Signing her work KM, she wrote short stories and reviews for this magazine and several others. She married John Middleton Murry in 1918.

In 1917 she learned that she had tuberculosis. She spent the last years of her life mainly in

France, Italy, and Switzerland, hoping that the warmer climate would make her well. Her

illness did not keep her from writing. In 1920 she published Bliss, a second collection of short stories. A third collection, The Garden Party, was published in 1922.

After her death her husband published her Journal (1927), her Letters (1928), and two more

collections of her stories. These were The Dove’s Nest (1923) and Something Childish (1924;

called The Little Girl in the United States).

۱- According to the passage, Katherine Mansfield published only three volumes of

short stories ————-.

۱) before she was influenced by Chekhov

۲) when she was in London

۳) before her death

۴) after her death

۲ – Which sentence about Katherine Mansfield in Not true?

۱) She is one of the greatest short – story writers of the 20th century.

۲) Katherine’s pen name was Katheleen Mansfield Beauchamp.

۳) Katherine was the first writer in English to be influenced by Anton Chekhov.

۴) Her writing shows an understanding of the reasons for people acting the way

they do.

۳- Katherine started working with the Critic John Middleton Murry ————.

۱) on a literary magazine called Rhythm

۲) in a German pension

۳) on a second collection of short stories

۴) on the Dove’s Nest

۴-  After Katherine’s death, her husband published all of the followings except ——–.

۱) her Journal and Letters

 ۲) The Dove’s Nest

۳) The Little Girl

 ۴) The Garden Party

پاسخها:

۱–

گزینه ۳ درست است.

”طبق متن کاترین منزفیلد تنها سه جلد از داستان های کوتاهش را ………….. منتشر کرد.“

۱) قبل از اینکه تحت تأثیر چخوف قرار بگیرد

۲) زمانی که در لندن بود

۳) قبل از فوتش

۴) بعد از فوتش

۲-

گزینه ۲ درست است.

”کدام جمله درباره کاترین منزفیلد درست نیست؟“

۱) او یکی از بزرگترین نویسندگان داستان های کوتاه قرن بیستم می باشد.

۲) اسم مستعار کاترین، کاترین کسلین منزفیلد بوچامپ است.

۳) کاترین اولین نویسنده به زبان انگلیسی است که تحت تأثیر آنتونیو چخوف بود.

۴) نوشته هایش نشان دهنده درک این نکته است که به چه دلیل مردم به روش خاصّ خود عمل می کنند.

۳-

گزینه ۱ درست است.

”کاترین آثارش را با منتقد، جان میدلتون موری، شروع نمود.“

۱)  در مجله ای ادبی به نام «ریتم»

۲) در پانسیون آلمانی

۳)در دومین مجموعه داستان های کوتاه

۴) در لانه قمری

۴-

گزینه ۴ درست است.

”بعد از مرگ کاترین، همسرش تمام موارد زیر را بجز……………. چاپ کرد.

۱) مجله و نامه هایش

۲) لانه قمری

۳) دختر کوچولو

۴) مراسم مهمانی در باغ