Post by ernesto thaddeus m. solmerano on Jul 18, 2007 7:22:19 GMT -5
Short Story Analysis Test on Forty-Five a Month by R.K. Narayan
1. The point of view used in this story is:
a. first person
b. third person limited
c. third person omniscient
d. third person subjective
2. With respect to point of view, the story is presented through the sense impressions, perception and consciousness of:
a. RK Narayan
b. the concealed narrator
c. Shanta Bai
d. Venkat Rao
3. The geographical setting of this story is:
a. an industrial city in Pakistan
b. a provincial town in Nepal
c. a village in Turkey
d. an urban area in India
4. The economic status of the family in the story is:
a. bourgeois
b. upper middle class
c. middle class
d. poor
5. The tone of this story may be described as:
a. tragic
b. ironic
c. serious
d. humorous
6. Venkat Rao works in:
a. an accounting office
b. a first star hotel
c. a government bureau
d. a toll gate booth
7. In the beginning of the story, Shanta Bai becomes:
a. excited
b. indifferent
c. disheartened
d. cheerful
8. In the middle of the story, she becomes:
a. desperate
b. confused
c. dismayed
d. all of the above
9. Shanta Bai’s mistake in identifying the correct time of the clock is an obvious example of:
a. irony
b. movement
c. foreshadowing
d. all of the above
10. Shanta Bai’s excitement in her preparation for her date with her father which never materialized in the story is an example of:
a. catharsis
b. motif
c. irony
d. symbol
11. The element of fiction used when the mother of Shanta Bai said “Not Today” is:
a. theme
b. irony
c. tone
d. foreshadowing
12. When the narrator describes Shanta Bai’s search for her father and his workplace and then she got lost and bemused, this is an example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. symbol
c. conflict
d. irony
13. The element of fiction used in the beginning of the second part of the story (“Venkat Rao, Shanta’s father…will you take me to the cinema today?”) is:
a. irony
b. flashback
c. foreshadowing
d. symbol
14. One external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Shanta Bai vs. her teacher
b. Shanta Bai vs. her classmates
c. Shanta Bai vs. Venkat Rao
d. all of the above
15. At stake in this conflict is:
a. Venkat Rao’s job
b. Shanta Bai’s happiness
c. the father and daughter relationship
d. all of the above
16. Another external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Venkat Rao vs. his boss
b. Venkat Rao vs. his customers
c. Venkat Rao vs. his co-workers
d. Venkat Rao vs. himself
17. At stake in this conflict is:
a. Venkat Rao’s job
b. Venkat Rao’s relationship with his manager
c. the lifestyle of the family of Venkat Rao
d. Venkat Rao’s reputation
18. In the story, Venkat Rao can be described as:
a. spineless
b. decisive
c. dishonest
d. nonchalant
19. Is there any internal conflict in this story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. not mentioned in the story
20. One unique feature of this story is that it has:
a. no climax
b. no internal conflict
c. tightly-knitted plot construction
d. no resolution to the conflict
21. When the narrator shows Shanta Bai’s mother smiling cynically and then said: “Don’t make false promises to the child”, this is an example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. flashback
c. theme
d. all of the above
22. Shanta Bai is an example of a _______________ character.
a. flat
b. type
c. dynamic
d. round
23. Venkat Rao is an example of a _______________ character.
a. static
b. type
c. developing
d. round
24. Venkat Rao’s wife is an example of a _______________ character.
a. static
b. type
c. developing
d. round
25. Venkat Rao’s boss is an example of a _______________ character.
a. static
b. type
c. developing
d. round
26. What element of fiction is used to end this story?
a. style
b. irony
c. theme
d. pace
27. The central character in the story is:
a. Shanta Bai
b. Venkat Rao
c. Both a and b
d. The Manager
28. The title of the story “Forty-Five a Month”:
a. has no significance in the story whatsoever
b. is an appropriate symbol of the relationship between Venkat Rao and his employers in the story
c. is ironic
d. is used for vivid effect
29. This story can be classified as:
a. verse
b. lyrical
c. dramatic
d. prose
30. The theme in the story is the depiction of:
a. the fragmentation of the family life
b. the exploitation of the workforce by the capitalist management
c. the laborer’s alienation to his work, to his family and to himself
d. all of the above
1. The point of view used in this story is:
a. first person
b. third person limited
c. third person omniscient
d. third person subjective
2. With respect to point of view, the story is presented through the sense impressions, perception and consciousness of:
a. RK Narayan
b. the concealed narrator
c. Shanta Bai
d. Venkat Rao
3. The geographical setting of this story is:
a. an industrial city in Pakistan
b. a provincial town in Nepal
c. a village in Turkey
d. an urban area in India
4. The economic status of the family in the story is:
a. bourgeois
b. upper middle class
c. middle class
d. poor
5. The tone of this story may be described as:
a. tragic
b. ironic
c. serious
d. humorous
6. Venkat Rao works in:
a. an accounting office
b. a first star hotel
c. a government bureau
d. a toll gate booth
7. In the beginning of the story, Shanta Bai becomes:
a. excited
b. indifferent
c. disheartened
d. cheerful
8. In the middle of the story, she becomes:
a. desperate
b. confused
c. dismayed
d. all of the above
9. Shanta Bai’s mistake in identifying the correct time of the clock is an obvious example of:
a. irony
b. movement
c. foreshadowing
d. all of the above
10. Shanta Bai’s excitement in her preparation for her date with her father which never materialized in the story is an example of:
a. catharsis
b. motif
c. irony
d. symbol
11. The element of fiction used when the mother of Shanta Bai said “Not Today” is:
a. theme
b. irony
c. tone
d. foreshadowing
12. When the narrator describes Shanta Bai’s search for her father and his workplace and then she got lost and bemused, this is an example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. symbol
c. conflict
d. irony
13. The element of fiction used in the beginning of the second part of the story (“Venkat Rao, Shanta’s father…will you take me to the cinema today?”) is:
a. irony
b. flashback
c. foreshadowing
d. symbol
14. One external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Shanta Bai vs. her teacher
b. Shanta Bai vs. her classmates
c. Shanta Bai vs. Venkat Rao
d. all of the above
15. At stake in this conflict is:
a. Venkat Rao’s job
b. Shanta Bai’s happiness
c. the father and daughter relationship
d. all of the above
16. Another external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Venkat Rao vs. his boss
b. Venkat Rao vs. his customers
c. Venkat Rao vs. his co-workers
d. Venkat Rao vs. himself
17. At stake in this conflict is:
a. Venkat Rao’s job
b. Venkat Rao’s relationship with his manager
c. the lifestyle of the family of Venkat Rao
d. Venkat Rao’s reputation
18. In the story, Venkat Rao can be described as:
a. spineless
b. decisive
c. dishonest
d. nonchalant
19. Is there any internal conflict in this story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. not mentioned in the story
20. One unique feature of this story is that it has:
a. no climax
b. no internal conflict
c. tightly-knitted plot construction
d. no resolution to the conflict
21. When the narrator shows Shanta Bai’s mother smiling cynically and then said: “Don’t make false promises to the child”, this is an example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. flashback
c. theme
d. all of the above
22. Shanta Bai is an example of a _______________ character.
a. flat
b. type
c. dynamic
d. round
23. Venkat Rao is an example of a _______________ character.
a. static
b. type
c. developing
d. round
24. Venkat Rao’s wife is an example of a _______________ character.
a. static
b. type
c. developing
d. round
25. Venkat Rao’s boss is an example of a _______________ character.
a. static
b. type
c. developing
d. round
26. What element of fiction is used to end this story?
a. style
b. irony
c. theme
d. pace
27. The central character in the story is:
a. Shanta Bai
b. Venkat Rao
c. Both a and b
d. The Manager
28. The title of the story “Forty-Five a Month”:
a. has no significance in the story whatsoever
b. is an appropriate symbol of the relationship between Venkat Rao and his employers in the story
c. is ironic
d. is used for vivid effect
29. This story can be classified as:
a. verse
b. lyrical
c. dramatic
d. prose
30. The theme in the story is the depiction of:
a. the fragmentation of the family life
b. the exploitation of the workforce by the capitalist management
c. the laborer’s alienation to his work, to his family and to himself
d. all of the above