Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements of the author and why.

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Say if the description of the boy at the beginning of the story suggests something a) funny; b) mysterious; c) extraordinary about him. Choose one characteristic and explain how if s materialized in the further development of the story.

Speak on how the character of the boy becomes revealed in 1) the incidents mentioned in paragraphs 2,3; 2) the way he kept his studio (8); 3) the way he made the list of expenses (9); 4) his fantasies about the girl (14).

Discuss some problem-questions.

Feuille d'Album

Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impression of it.

1. Does the boy seem a typical budding painter, the kind of person we usually associate with art? 82

2. What do the largely external descriptions of the girl tell about her probable character and way of life?

3. Do you think the young painter really fell in love with the girl or was it more the need of a companion, of a friend that made him think of the girl all the time?

4. What, do you think, will the girl's response to the boy's words at the end of the story be? Think of a possible way to continue it.

5. Why is the story entitled "Feuille d'album"?

4. Explain what the writer means saying:

1. Why come to Paris if you want to be a daisy in the field? (6) 2. His heart fell out of the side-window of his studio. (12) 3.... the very way she walked as though she was eager to be done with this world of grown-ups ... (16)

1. When one is an artist one has no time simply for people who won't respond. (5)

2. ... the spirit of kindness dies very hard in women. (5)