Literary Text for Reading during Week Five (Final Week of Course)
As Detailed towards Bottom of Webpage: Write Now Homework about this Text Due on Folio before 11:59 pm on We., Jul. 20, 2022.

Our mandatory text for this week is is “Once in a Lifetime” (2006), a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri • You can access the text in full by clicking the Green Icon above

Literature & Humanities • Summer B 2022

Week Five
(Final Week of Course)

Between Mo., Jul. 19 and We., Jul. 20, 2022, we study Lahiri’s “Once in a Lifetime • The Final Exam occurs on Th., Jul. 21, 2022 • Full details of both activities follow on this webpage

Text “G”

Jhumpa Lahiri, “Once in a Lifetime” (2006)

Notice

Lahiri Write Now Homework “G”
Deadline — 11:59 pm on We., Jul. 20, 2022

Mo., Jul. 18, 2022

Click Arrow on Black Bar to Listen to Audio Version of Lahiri Lecture 1/3
You may have to click the arrow several times to initiate play

Click Gold Bar to Read Single Written Account of Lahiri Material (opens as PDF; basis of Final Exam questions about Lahiri)

Tu., Jul. 19, 2022

Click Arrow on Black Bar to Listen to Audio Version of Lahiri Lecture 2/3
You may have to click the arrow several times to initiate play

We., Jul. 20, 2022

Click Arrow on Black Bar to Listen to Audio Version of Lahiri Lecture 3/3
You may have to click the arrow several times to initiate play

Due on Folio before 11:59 pm on We., Jul. 20, 2022
Write Now Homework Exercise about Lahiri

There are 10 questions, presented in reading order. In other words: the questions chronologically track the single PDF that contains the assigned reading: Jhumpla Lahiri’s “Once in a Lifetime” (2006), available at the top f this webpage. When attempting the questions, it’s advisable NOT to begin with Folio but instead to: (1) download a PDF containing the 10 Write Now questions as a single document (also available via the green bar below); and then (2) answer each question-set in a Google or Microsoft Word document, which you should save as you proceed. That way, you’ll always have proof that you completed the exercise, even if Folio goes down or otherwise doesn’t cooperate. When you have finished the entire Write Now exercise, you can simply paste the answers into the designated sections on the course Folio page, making sure to submit your work before the firm deadline: 11:59 PM (Eastern) on We., Jul. 20, 2022. The ability to submit ceases at that time, and effort not received before the deadline earns a grade of zero. Another way of saying the above: late submission isn’t possible. Remember, please, that your grade depends not just on correct responses but also: complete sentences; good grammar; accurate spelling; and clear expression.

Submission deadline on Folio: 11:59 pm on We., Jul. 20, 2022

Exam Exam • Th., Jul. 21, 2022

The Final Exam occurs on Th., Jul. 21, 2022, which is THE LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER • It is multiple-choice in format • You have 90 minutes in which to attempt the Midterm • You may take the exam, on Folio, at any time from 10:00 am (Eastern) on Th., Jul. 21, 2022 • Once you start, you must finish; you cannot stop the 120-minute clock • The Final becomes unavailable at 8:00 pm (Eastern) on Th., Jul. 21, 2022; this fact means that you shouldn’t hold off your attempt at taking it any later than 6:00 pm

Strong Warning against Cheating

The Final Exam is a closed-book test. When taking the Final Exam, you must not use or otherwise take advantage of any texts, notes, webpages, electronic communications, or other resources. The only material you are permitted to use is a computer opened to the exam as posted on Folio. We will impose as restrictive and highly monitored a testing environment as we can. Even one violation of the closed-book directive will result in a grade of "F" for the entire course and a referral to the Office of the Dean of Students for potential university-level prosecution.

If you experience technical difficulties while engaged in a computer-based test in this course, create evidence of what is happening by taking screenshots.

Very Important Notice about the Respondus Lockdown System on Folio

Almost all students took the Midterm Exam, without any problems, using a computer with a built-in camera. ••• To ensure a level playing field and minimize (or eliminate) cheating, the Final Exam will be given on Folio (Georgia Southern University’s name for Brightspace D2L) via the Respondus Lockdown System ONLY. For you to take the Final Exam successfully, you’ll need to use a computer with a built-in camera. It will not be possible to use a camera-less device, a tablet, or a Chromebook. This notice is being shared in a timely manner, giving each student plenty of notice of the requirement — that is to say, plenty of time to get ready. For students with access to a GS library, computers with built-in cameras are available at those facilities. ••• Please be aware that the Respondus Lockdown system, a feature of the Folio (or Brightspace D2L) interface, is sensitive to background noise and motion. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the test-taking environment is quiet and calm. A busy workplace is decidedly the wrong venue in which to attempt the Final Exam. ••• If you require assistance with understanding the above information and/or help ensuring that you’ll be able to use the Respondus Lockdown System on the day of the Final Exam — Th., Jul. 21, 2022 — please talk to the Georgia Southern IT Helpdesk via email, phone, or another approved means. All contact data are on the Helpdesk’s webpage. You may also find useful a PDF guide to the Respindus Lockdown system, provided by the Helpdesk.

Efficient Exam Preparation

By far the most efficient way to get ready for the Final Exam is to ensure that you understand the significance of the Exam Words, on which the test is based. They are presented below, for your convenience. They come from the written versions of the lectures

Exam Words for Final

The Final Exam covers ONLY four texts: (1) James Joyce’s “The Dead”• (2) W. Somerset Maugham’s “P & O” • (3) Maeve Brennan’s “The Servants’ Dance” • (4) Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Once in a Lifetime”

The following words completely guided the writing of the Final Exam. All of the words were taken from the Written Versions of the lectures, presented on this webpage (Week Five) and the Week Three and Week Four webpages.

LAHIRI MATERIAL

Know with which region of India the characters identify ••• East India Company ••• Raj ••• Gotra (a term that our notes associate with Kaushik) ••• Bindi (a term that our notes associate with Hema’s mom) ••• Food words: pullao; trifle; fool ••• What Hema finds problematic about the pajamas her grandmother mails to her as a gift ••• Atavistic ••• Diaspora ••• European country of origin of founders of Indian corporation for which Dr. Choudhuri worked (when in Bombay) ••• Know which movie in the Star Wars series the story invokes ••• Names of famous Irish hunger striker (initials = TM) and famous Indian one (JD) ••• Name of French perfume used by Hema’s mother; distinguishing feature of bottle top ••• Album by Rolling Stones (released in 1969): overall album title; title of opening track ••• Widespread use of rape after British abandoned India ••• Name of Hema’s Irish-American piano teacher ••• Religion of cook employed by Kaushik’s mom when their family lived in Bombay ••• Bengal exists today as Hindu-majority state of West Bengal (part of country of India) and Muslim-majority country of Bangladesh (“Bangla” refers to “Bengal”) ••• Jordan Marsh ••• Kevin McGrath ••• girl’s name uncovered on tombstone ••• distinguishing feature of home that Choudhuri family finally purchases

BRENNAN MATERIAL

Name of American magazine in which “The Servants’ Dance” first appeared ••• Penname that Maeve Brennan sometimes used when writing for that publication ••• American magazine where Brennan worked as a fashion and lifestyle journalist ••• Irish fashion designer who Leona’s red linen shorts likely evoke ••• Name of principal maid in story (works for Leona); nickname or generic name given to Irish maids in America ••• Model for Charles Runyon: New York City-based Gerald Murphy, who entertained authors, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald (author of The Great Gatsby) ••• What Charles is known as being, in addition to a “wit” ••• Know significance of “Big House” ••• Know the architectural term used to describe Leona’s deck ••• Libidinal ••• Noun that refers to a grimace, such as an ape or monkey might make ••• Three profession with which Irishmen in story are associated ••• What/who the statues on Leona’s lawn portray ••• Maeve Brennan’s father’s challenge when Irish ambassador to the United States: Irish neutrality in which war? ••• Name of author of “The Crisis of America Masculinity” ••• Name of author of The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life ••• Terms: “sign vehicles”; “impression management” ••• Truman Capote character possibly based on Maeve Brennan ••• Strategy that maids use against their employers at the dance ••• Character Dolly’s family name ••• How Dolly’s husband characterizes the “atmosphere” at the prior year’s dance ••• Debt bondage ••• Actual community, north of New York City, on which Brennan based Herbert’s Retreat

MAUGHAM MATERIAL

Title of short story collection in which “P&O” first appeared (all stories written by Maugham) ••• Name of work by Thomas More that posits an ideal island society ••• Christian season during which “P & O” takes place ••• Asian city in which story opens ••• Know how Gallagher may suggest aspects of three real-life Irish men: Oscar Wilde; Roger Casement; Michael Collins ••• Gallagher’s plan for when he returns to his native county in the west of Ireland ••• Gallagher’s cause of death ••• Two-word term used to identified Casement’s notes about his sexual encounters ••• Type of home Gallagher lived in when on the rubber plantation ••• Scottish city where the European doctor trained ••• Married woman with whom doctor carries on an affair while aboard the ship ••• Married women who befriends Gallagher on the ship; her husband has left her for an older woman ••• Part of the ship into which Mr. Price “slither[s] down” ••• Type of metal mined on a large scale in Federated Malay States; nationality of people most associated with the mining ••• British Empire: color of possessions on world maps; roughly, a quarter of earth’s land and people by 1900 ••• Name of king of Belgium who controlled The Congo and its rubber industry ••• Political movement or philosophy that causes the first-class passengers anxiety ••• What wife of Christian missionary opines about inviting second-class passengers to party ••• Meaning of Irish boy’s name Aidan ••• What the “Gall” in “Gallagher stands for ••• How Irish-language word aisling may be relevant to Gallagher’s final minutes, prior to his death •••• Subaltern ••• Cockney

JOYCE MATERIAL

Title of short story collection in which “The Dead” first appeared (all stories written by Joyce) ••• Know which county of Ireland (name begins with “G”) receives mention in Joyce’s “The Dead” (and Maugham’s “P & O”) ••• Raphael is recognized as the healer archangel; know the role associated with the archangel Gabriel, as well as that associated with the archangel Michael ••• Monto ••• Talking cure: Freud’s therapy method ••• Incipit ••• Chiasmus ••• Galoshes ••• Palaver ••• Cenacle ••• West Briton ••• Simian ••• Stirabout ••• Saturnalia ••• Lumper potato ••• Christian festival immediately after Christmas: Epiphany (called “women’s Christmas” or “little Christmas” in Ireland) ••• Anagorisis ••• Know name of English poet whose work Gabriel considers quoting in his speech ••• Sordello ••• Attribute: a symbol associated with (or that identifies) a saint ••• Know what athletic activity Gabriel intends to pursue when on mainland Europe ••• Brand or model names of bicycles manufactured in the Ireland of Gabriel’s day ••• Individual honored by statue that Gabriel addresses ••• Significance of Irish-language word geis (pronounced “gas”) ••• Name of group of islands where Molly intends to study the Irish language (Gaeilge) over the summer ••• Name of male character who arrives at the party “screwed” (i.e. drunk) ••• Theobald Mathew ••• Types of nationalism: physical-force; cultural; constitutional (associated with Daniel O’Connell); land-and-house ••• Wyndham Land Purchase Act (1903) ••• Design on Molly’s brooch ••• Uncle Charles Principle ••• The tradition, according to Gabriel’s speech, that does Ireland most “honor” ••• Bret Harte ••• How to date the action in “The Dead”: Pope Pius X issued his moto priopio (or decree) about women in church choirs on St. Cecelia’s Day 1903 ••• Significant of “convent”

THANK YOU

… for your work throughout Summer Term B of 2022