Question

you will read and analyze a short story and a passage from another short story. as you analyze these texts, you will gather information and answer questions about each text and its relationship to the other so that you can craft a written response. first, read the story \departure,\ about a young man leaving home, by united states writer sherwood anderson (1876 - 1941). then read the passage about howard mclane, who has been away for ten years and is returning home to visit his family. an old farmer, mcturg, is driving howard from the train station to howards family farm in rural wisconsin. read the passage from the short story \up the coolly\ by united states writer hamlin garland (1860 - 1940). then answer the questions. passage 1 literature sherwood anderson young george willard got out of bed at four in the morning. it was april and the young tree leaves were just coming out of their buds. the trees along the residence streets in winesburg are maple and the seeds are winged. when the wind blows, they whirl crazily about. george came downstairs into the hotel office carrying a brown leather bag. his trunk was packed for departure. since two oclock he had been awake thinking of the journey he was about to take and wondering what he would find at the end of his journey. the boy who slept in the hotel office lay on a cot by the door. his mouth was open and he snored lustily. george crept past the cot and went out into the silent street. the east was pink with the dawn and long streaks of light climbed into the sky where a few stars still shone. beyond the last house on trunion pike in winesburg there is a great stretch of open fields. the fields are owned by farmers who live in the town and drive homeward at evening along trunion pike in light creaking wagons. in the fields are planted berries and small fruits. in the hot afternoons in the hot summers when the road and the fields are covered with dust, a smoky haze lies over the great flat basin of land. looking across it is like looking out across the sea in the spring when the land is green. the effect is somewhat different. the land becomes like a great green billiard table on which tiny human insects toil up and down. all through his boyhood and young manhood, george willard had been in the habit of walking on trunion pike. he had been in the habit of the great open place on winter nights when it was covered with snow and only the moon looked down at him; he had been there in the fall when bleak winds blew and on summer evenings when the air vibrated with the song of insects. on the april morning he wanted to go there again. he did walk to where the road dipped down by a little stream two miles from town and then turned and walked silently back again. when he got to main street, clerks were sweeping the sidewalks before the stores. \hey, you george. how does it feel to be going away?\ they asked. the west - bound train leaves winesburg at seven forty - five in the morning. tom little is conductor. his train runs from cleveland to where it connects with a great trunk line railroad with terminals in chicago and new york. tom has what in railroad circles is called an \easy run.\ every evening he returns to his family. in the fall and spring he spends his sundays fishing in lake erie. he has a round red face and small eyes. passage 2 2 part a (a) which statement describes georges interaction with the townspeople in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the story? a the townspeople wish george well, but their attention makes him uncomfortable. b the townspeople eagerly await georges departure, and he is glad to be seeing new adventures. c the townspeople support georges ambitions, and he resolves to fulfill their hopes for him. d the townspeople and george will miss each other, but he is comforted by their heartfelt goodbyes. (b) part b select one quotation from paragraph 7 and one quotation from paragraph 8 that best support the answer to part a. a \then they talked of their own affairs.\ (paragraph 7) b \even will henderson, who was lazy and often slept until nine, had got out of bed.\ (paragraph 7) c \in two words she voiced what everyone felt. good luck, she said sharply and then turning went on up the street.\ (paragraph 7) d \when the train came into the station, george felt relieved. he scampered hurriedly aboard.\ (paragraph 8) e \helen white came running along main street hoping to have a parting word with him, but he had found a seat and did not see her.\ (paragraph 8) f \it was a commonplace enough incident with him.\ (paragraph 8)

Explanation:

For Part A, by analyzing the story - George is leaving town, and the townspeople's well - wishes make him uncomfortable. For Part B, "Even Will Henderson, who was lazy and often slept until nine, had got out of bed" shows the townspeople's eagerness related to George's departure, and "When the train came into the station, George felt relieved. He scampered hurriedly aboard" shows George's discomfort with the situation.

Answer:

Part A: B. The townspeople eagerly await George's departure, and he is glad to be seeing new adventure elsewhere.
Part B: B. "Even Will Henderson, who was lazy and often slept until nine, had got out of bed" (paragraph 7); D. "When the train came into the station, George felt relieved. He scampered hurriedly aboard" (paragraph 8)