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The Rite of Spring
By Arthur Miller
Part I Warming up:
Will you be a good gardener A quick quiz!
1.Where is the best location to plant tall or climbing plants
A. North side of the garden
B. East side of the garden
C. South side of the garden
D. West side of the garden
2.Tomato plants that are “determinate” are more bushy plants,
and tomato plants that are 'indeterminate' are more viny plants
True False
3.Potatoes are in what family
A. Carrot Family (Umbelliferae)
B. Tomato Family (Solanaceae)
C. Pea Family (Leguminosae)
D. Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae)
4.What is the best level of soil ph for MOST plants
A. -
B. -
C. -
D. -
5.Pine needle mulch lowers the ph level of soil while peat moss
raises the ph level.
True False
6.When a plant has beautiful lush foliage, but almost no fruit, the
plant has an overdose of:
(Ans: One 8-letter word)
7.Tomato leaves that are purple and thin is a pretty good sign that
they are lacking Potassium.
True False
8.Potato plants want lots of organic matter in the soil for the
potatoes to grow better.
True False
Now Check Your Answer!
1. North side of the garden.
When the tall plants are planted on the north side, they don't
block the sun from other smaller plants and also keep down
the north winds.
2. True.If you don't want to stake, you will want determinate. If
not, go with indeterminate.
3. Tomato Family (Solanaceae).Eggplant, Tomato, Tomatillo,
Potato, and Pepper are all in the tomato family.
4. - .Most plants require ph levels of 6-7, but a few can tolerate
备注栏like corn, carrots, and potatoes. Others can grow well in soil ph
of like cabbage and cauliflower.
5. False.
Pine needle mulch and peat moss are good for alkaline soils
because they lower the ph level.
6. Nitrogen.
Nitrogen will help produce lush foliage, but too much will make
the plant concentrate on the leaves instead of the fruit.
7. False.
They lack phosphorus when the plants look like that.
8. False.
Too much organic matter will cause scabbing on the potatoes.
Part II Background Information
Arthur Miller 1915-2005
A Harlem-born Polish-Jewish boy
Majored in journalism at University of Michigan
Wrote first play in 1936
Received BA in English in 1938
First successful play: All My Sons, 1946
Huge success: Death of a Salesman, 1949
The Crucible, 1953
About Salem Witchhunt in 1692
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee),
anti- communist McCarthyism
Attended a HUAC hearing in 1956, refusing to give
names; sentenced to a $500 fine or thirty days in
prison, blacklisted, and disallowed a US passport
Conviction overturned in 1958
Return to theatrical success: The Price, 1968
Experimental drama in 1970s, unsuccessful
Kept writing until 2004
One of the greatest dramatists of the twentieth century
Politically engaged, commercially successful, social plays
Numourous awards and honors:
Three Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize for
Death of the Salesman in 1949
1965, Elected the first American
president of International Pen
1993, awarded theNational Medal of Arts
2001, selected for theJefferson Lecture,
the government's highest honor
for achievement in thehumanities
his marriage
Mary Slattery, college sweetheart, 1940
