A note concerning concealment:

It is characteristic of the concealing stroke that it is not seen at first glance. The unsuspecting reader is very likely to overlook it. Suppose we make a pen stroke, and then another that conceals it; in such a case, the least we must admit is that we have taken time out of a continuous process (writing), for without arresting the writing movement, we could never have placed the second stroke directly or almost directly on top of the first (see letters u, l, e, and d). And then we must admit that the second stroke conceals or covers the first.

So, as was to be expected, there are two permissible interpretations of the concealing stroke: either the writer is beset by an anxiety to hold back, to retard the movement forward toward his ‘neighbor;’ to avoid facing the facts, the future; or he wants to hide something. Indeed, inhibition and insincerity are the basic meanings of concealing strokes, and it is difficult to state where the one leaves off and the other begins.

Examination for Lesson 11

1. Name the four major forms of connection. 2. Which form of connection shows reserve? 3. Fond of pleasure, tries to find the easy way out and avoiding conflict are among the traits exhibited by a particular form of connection. Which? 4. Criticism, aggressiveness and rigidity are to be found in which form of connection? 5. Describe Robert F. Kennedy's type of writing. 6. Between the two handwriting samples below, is A or B more aggressive? Explain.

A B A.___ B.___

7. Compare both signatures of former President, Richard Nixon( found in this lesson). The second sample was written during the Watergate affair. What is indicated? 8. When letters, such as a, d, o, have irregular openings at the bottom, should one be cautious of such writers, or is it exemplary?

A. Be cautious___ B. It is exemplary___

9. The arcade or garland writer typifies "I feel like disguising myself?"

A. Arcade___ B. Garland___

10. Do two or three movements form the angle?

A. Two___ B. Three___

11. Uncompromising is more associated with which type of writing? 12. Which type of writer cannot relax? 13. Is the space between words deliberate or non-deliberate?

A. Deliberate___ B. Non-deliberate___

14. Wide spaces between words are more likely to be formed by one who considers before acting, or one not accustomed to pondering before acting? A. Considers before acting___ B. Not accustomed to pondering before acting___

15. When the lower zone descends into the next line's upper zone, which of the following may be applied to him, he is over-occupied with his instinctual life, or he loses his head in an emergency?

A. Over-occupied with his instinctual life___ B. Loses head in an emergency___

16. Narrow, even spaces between words show a desire to reach out and a sociable, outgoing nature or the opposite? 17. Inhibition and insincerity are basic meanings of which stroke? 18. In the following sample, do the strokes reveal or conceal? A. Reveal___ B. Conceal___

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