AN ELIA EXAMINATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1073, 11 March 1911, Page 9

AN ELIA EXAMINATION.

With tho January number of tho "Cornhill" is begun a series of examination papers on tho works of famous authors. The first paper is on the "Essays" and the "Last Essays" of "Elia," and is set by E. V. Lucas. For the best sot of answers the editor offers a prize of two guineas, together with tho publication of tho name of tho prize-winner. Each question must bo answered in not more than six words A printed, perforated, and addressee form attached to the inside back covo: page of the magazine reduces the mechanical work in connection with tho ex animation to a minimum. Here are tho twelve questions:

(11 What were tho first words tho Lambs used when they were at last in their seats in tho gallery of a theatre?

(2) (a) What was the effect of butter ill-melted on Charles Lamb? and (b) What innocent cates did he relish less as he grow less innocent?

(3) How did Wliarry express his rago when anything offended him?

(•f) What is the outward desideratum of a volume?

(o) What was tho procedure of "Monoculus" to induce a squeamish patient to swallow his medicine?

(G) What is a profanation of all the purposes of tho cheerful playhouse?

(7) How many of whom started up to explain to Lamb that a certain great poet could not he present at a^convivial party? Who was the poet, and why could he not be present ?

(S) Whose mind was in its original state of white paper?

(9) Who was wayward, spiteful K., and what did he borrow from Lamb?

(10) (a) When Lamb's aunt onco pressed civility out of season, what was the retort she brought upon herself? (h) Why did Lamb think of the speaker of this retort as prodigiously rich?

(11) Of whose countenance could no one say "It would have been better if she had but a " what?

(12) What reason have we for feeliii" certain that Lamb had no part of his education at a Jesuit seminary?.