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WorksheetsThe moon and sixpence
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
Who is William Somerset Maugham?
Which was the biggest event in Maugham's childhood?
Maugham spent his childhood as a pampered son of a wealthy family.
Maugham was orphaned of both parents at an early age and moved to UK with his toxic uncle.
“I tried to persuade myself that I was __ __ normal and that only a quarter of me was queer—whereas really it was the other way around.”
--William Somerset Maugham--
(a)
Choose 2 masterpieces of William Somerset Maugham in the following options.
Hamlet
Of Human Bondage
The Moon and Sixpence
Cromwell
The Daffodils
The Daffodils
"The Moon and _" is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham.
(a)
What is the meaning of the title "The Moon and Sixpence"?
Express the subject matter of the novel: internal conflict between art, his dream and his real life, his responsibilities, social ties in contemporary society.
Express the round object that moves in the sky around the earth at night and a small silver-coloured coin.
Who is Paul Gauguin?
A French Post-Impressionist artist
An English Post-Impressionist artist
An American Post-Impressionist artist
Why Charles Strickland did not live with his first wife anymore?
Because he wanted to pursue his dream, being an artist.
Because he wanted to live with Ata
Because he wanted to find another job with higher salary in another city.
Where did Charles Strickland live the happiest years of his life?
In a his house in England with his family
In his bungalow in Tahiti with Ata
What illness has Strickland got?
Leprosy
Malaria
What did Charles Strickland do just before he went blind?
He painted on the walls of his bungalow
He collected and bought many pictures with an enormous sum of money
What is the meaning of “Narration is interlaced with descriptive passages”?
Full sketch of the characters.
It reveals human virtues and vices.
How many times is the phrase “I’ve got to paint & I want to paint” repeated?
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 times
