The passage suggests the idea that something remembered is a key to Sampson's behavior. The exercise revolves around the verb "memini," which means "I remember," and the sentences the boys create are mundane and uninteresting, indicating that their focus may be more on meeting the assignment's requirements than on the significance of memory itself. This context could imply that the act of remembering, particularly in relation to Sampson's character and teaching methods, plays an essential role in understanding both the boys' perception of him and the underlying themes of the story.
Read the passage from "A School Story" telling about Sampson's class exercise.
Now, on this occasion he was telling us how to express remembering in Latin: and he ordered us each to make a sentence bringing in the verb memini, "I remember." Well, most of us made up some ordinary sentence such as "I remember my father," or "He remembers his book," or something equally uninteresting: and I dare say a good many put down memino librum meum, "I remember my book," and so forth.
The passage explains the kinds of sentences the boys produced. What idea do these sentences suggest that is important in the story?
A School Story
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the idea that the boys know Sampson as a strict disciplinarian
the idea that the boys know Sampson as a strict disciplinarian - no response given
the idea that something remembered is a key to Sampson's behavior
the idea that something remembered is a key to Sampson's behavior - no response given
the idea that the narrator is not very good at remembering Latin sentences
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