Art for Heart’s Sake
Read the text and answer the questions and write your opinion.
The text is about a rich man who has had some fails and unsuccessful operations during his life. That’s why he has suffered his heart attack and needs a doctor’s care. The doctor wants to help him to forget all the fails and to start a new life. The doctor advises him to practice with art, to paint some pictures. They invite a young boy to teach the man how to draw. Some times later the man draws a picture, which is very horrible. He tells everyone that he wants to take part in a competition, but no one likes that idea. But the man does everything to take part in that competition and wins 1000$. That is a surprise for everyone. But then the man tells that he has bought that gallery and that’s why he has won in that competition. I think that the main idea of this text is that the man doesn’t want to change his life, he likes to achieve everything with money. He doesn’t want to work harder and the money is the easiest way to achieve his goals.
1.Why was Ellsworth under the care of a doctor?
He was under the care of the doctor because he had suffered his heart attack.
2. Was Ellsworth a very wealthy or a very poor man?
Ellsworth was very wealthy man.
3.Had his recent business operations been very successful or very unsuccessful?
His recent business operations had been very unsuccessful.
4.How had these business operations affected his health?
His health had begun to show serious effects from these various business operations.
5.Why did Dr. Caswell suggest that Mr. Ellsworth take up art?
He thought that art could help him to forget and give up all his unsuccessful business operations
6.Did MR. ELLsworth’s interest in art grow or lesson?
MR. ELLsworth’s interest in art grew.
7.Instead of going to his office where did MR. Ellsworth now begin to go with Swain?
MR. Ellsworth and Swain visited the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and other exhibitions
8.Did MR. Ellsworth choose a well-known or a little known gallery in which to exhibit his pictures” Treess Dressed in White”?
Lathrop Gallery was a well-known gallery.
9.What message did a special messenger bring one day?
Special messenger brought a long official-looking envelope to Collis P. Ellsworth.
It gives the Lathrop Gallery great pleasure to announce that the First Prize of $1,000 had been awarded to Collis P. Ellsworth for his painting, “Trees Dresses in White.”
10.By what means had Mr. Ellsworth assured himself of winning this prize?
He had bought the Lathrop Gallery previous month.
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