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  1. Who did Julia invite to her parties?

It might be useful for you to know that Chancellor of the Exchequer is the member of the British government who is responsible for taxes and for deciding how the government spends its money.

Do some research and tell your group-mates about the Cabinet, the Cabinet Ministers. You may find the following links helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Part V Сhapters 16-20

Pre-text Discussion

  1. Answer the following questions:

  1. Do you expect Michael to notice any signs of Julia’s affair with Tom?

  2. How long do you think this affair can last?

  3. What new traits of character will Tom display?

  1. Read Part V and check your answers. General Comprehension

    1. Who said it?

1. “Of course it can’t last”.

2. “He’s boring, he’s dull, he’s common and he’s a snob”

  1. “All these instincts went into acting”.

  2. “If you give me your solemn word of honour that he isn’t, of course I’ll believe you”.

  3. “… and if you want to make a stab at America you couldn’t have a better vehicle”.

  4. “… there’s one person who isn’t going to play in Nowadays and that’s Miss Avice Chrichton”.

2. Who did it?

  1. Who was pleased to be on familiar terms with distinguished people?

  2. Who decided to put a stop to Julia’s affair with Tom?

  3. Who was the first to mention Avice Chrichton’s name?

  4. Who promised Avice Chrichton to get her a part in the new play at the Siddons theatre?

  5. Who was eager to see what love was all about?

  6. Who wrote a letter to introduce Joan Denver to Julia?

  1. Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.

  1. The quarrel brought Tom and Julia closer together.

  2. No matter how hard Julia tried she failed to make Tom extravagant.

  3. Tom’s father bought him a share in the firm and he became the senior partner. So he started to help Julia’s friends with their income-tax returns.

  4. Tom went pale when Michael said he was compromising Julia.

  5. Julia had to admit that Tom was her lover which upset Dolly greatly.

  6. It was a relief for Julia to know that the girl who had seduced Tom wasn’t Avice Chrichton.

  7. It was only on account of Julia’s engagements that Tom and Julia didn’t meet.

  8. When Joan Denver was at the RADA she started to admire Julia as an actress.

  1. Answer the questions:

  1. How did Tom and Julia’s relations change after the quarrel?

  2. What did Julia think of Tom’s attitude to her?

  3. Why did people start to gossip about Julia?

  4. How did Dolly feel when she came to know about Julia and Tom? What did she decide to do?

  5. What sort of joke did Michael prepare for Julia?

  6. What did Julia think of the two persons existing inside her?

  7. When did she come to know about Avice Crichton?

  8. Why did the talk with Roger shock Julia?

  9. Was Tom enthusiastic about the offer from America?

  10. Did Julia accept the offer? Why?

  11. What did Roger write in his letter to Julia?

  12. What did Julia think of Joan Denver?

  13. Did the girl get what she wanted from Julia?

  14. How did Julia behave when Avice’s name was mentioned?