ENGLISH 2ND QUARTER REVIEW TEST

They are the characters that do not change. They remain static or stagnant throughout the story. As the story begins, the flat characters are static and stay as they are until the end of the story. They help bring out the best in the main characters or the protagonist.

• Flat/Static Characters

• Round/Dynamic Characters

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

It is a type of characterization wherein the author shows who the character is through their speech, thoughts, motivations, actions and interaction with others.

• Flat/Static Characters

• Round/Dynamic Characters

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

"My Father Goes to Court” is written by whom?

• Carlos S.  Bulosan

• Manuel E. Arguilla

• Bienvenido N. Santos

• Alejandro R. Roces

Which part of the story ‘My Father Goes to Court’ is the Exposition?

• There was a young narrator describing his family who lived in a town with a rich neighbor. This family's children often go out to play along with each other and always find themselves laughing while the rich man's children are always kept inside the house.

• Time went by, the narrators family got stronger, healthier and full of life, have bright and rosy cheeks while the rich man's kids got pale, thin and sad. One morning, a policeman cam to their house and handed them a sealed envelope. The rich man filed a complaint to the young narrator’s family. They went to the town clerk and asked what is the complaint all about. The town clerk told them that they have been stealing the spirit of wealth and food of the rich man. 

• He then asked to see the children of the rich man. The children of the rich man shyly go in and the people were amazed at how they look. Thin and pale. After seeing them, the father now asked the rich man some questions.

• The Judge came down from his high chair to shake the father's hand and told the father that his uncle died laughing. The father told the judge if he wanted to hear the father's family laugh the judge answered " why not?" The narrator's sister started laughing then the family then the spectators. The laughter if the Judge was the loudest of all.

What personal experience did B.N. Santos use in writing the short story "Scent of Apples"?

• His experiences with American people

• His encounter with fellow Filipinos in the US

• His admiration for the US government system

• His longing for his friends in the Philippines

Why did Celestino not want the narrator (B. N. Santos) to go to his hometown and tell the people about his situation?

• Celestino did not want others to know that he was in the US.

• Celestino believed that no one in his town would remember him anymore.

• Celestino was afraid that he might be asked by the government to return to the Philippines

• Celestino was escaping an enemy in his hometown in the Philippines

What is the conflict of the story written by Manuel E. Arguilla ‘How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife’?

• The conflict in the story is Baldo's mother is concerned about how Maria will adapt to their rural lifestyle since she is from the city. However, Maria proves everyone wrong by being gracious and adaptable.

• The conflict in the story is when Maria told Leon that she's anxious about meeting his father. Later, he introduced Maria as his wife to his family and especially to his father hoping they will accept and like Maria for him.

• The conflict in the story is all about character vs environment because Leon was worried about what others would say about Maria. It's hard for him to know if the people around him will have positive or negative impressions to Maria and most of all if the people in Nagrebcan can accept Maria as the wife of Leon.

• The conflict in the story is when Maria impresses everyone with her grace during her first ride on the carabao.

Where did the story ‘How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife’ happen?

• Ermita, Manila

• La Union

• Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union

• Luzon

The following are the sociocultural values in ‘We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers’ EXCEPT:

• Pakikisama

• Hospitability

• Cultural Identity

• Obedient

What is the theme of the story ‘‘We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers’ by Alejandro R. Roces?

• It focuses on how Filipinos spend their time in drinking instead of working and finding jobs.

• It is how Filipinos are influenced by Americans on their drinking habits.

• It is to show the relationship of Filipino and American as drinking ‘buddies’.

• It centers on the drinking habits and the cultures of Filipinos and Americans and it uniquely showed the events that happened during the war by making the atmosphere light and humorous compared to ordinary stories with “historical” events on it.