Short Story Analysis Test on Regal as a Queen
Jun 13, 2007 20:30:25 GMT -5
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Short Story Analysis Test
1. The point of view used in "Regal as a Queen" is:
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person limited
d. third person omniscient
2. With respect to point of view, the story is presented through the eyes and consciousness of:
a. Janet
b. Mrs. Salvadora Baylon
c. Tarzan
d. The author as narrator
3. The economic status of the family of Mrs. Salvadora Baylon is:
a. elite
b. middle class
c. poor
d. not mentioned in the story
4. One proof of this fact is:
a. Janet’s dislike of her mother
b. Aquilino Baylon’s job
c. Mrs. Salvadora Baylon’s pair of slippers
d. all of the above
5. The time setting of the story is:
a. in the 19th century
b. in the 1930’s
c. after World War II
d. present modern age
6. The local color of the story is:
a. somewhere in Cebu
b. in the Ilocos Region
c. somewhere in the Visayas
d. Sampaloc, Manila
7. The first sentence of the story is an example of:
a. symbol
b. irony
c. theme
d. tone
8. The element of fiction used in the mention of the “nervous tic” produced by Mrs. Salvadora Baylon is:
a. flashback
b. theme
c. foreshadowing
d. conflict
9. When the narrator describes the predicament of Tarzan in paragraph 2, this is an obvious example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. symbol
c. movement
d. irony
10. The narrator's deliberate description of the condition of Lorenzo is an example of:
a. irony
b. style
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
11. The external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Janet against her mother
b. Janet against her brothers
c. Janet against herself
d. Janet against her father
12. At stake in this conflict is:
a. Janet's own happiness
b. her mother’s health
c. her relationship with her mother
d. their family’s survival
13. Is there any internal conflict in this story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. not mentioned in the story
14. Janet’s attitude to her mother almost entirely in the story is one of:
a. admiration
b. irritation and dislike
c. respect
d. indifference
15. At the end of the story, Janet’s attitude to her mother becomes:
a. indifferent, uncaring
b. detachment
c. concerned, understanding
d. anxious, afraid
16. The narrator’s intentional characterization of Janet as a monotone is an example of what element of fiction:
a. foreshadowing
b. symbol
c. movement
d. irony
17. What element of fiction is used in paragraph 9 (One day, overriding her mother’s objections… You all wait and see.”)?
a. irony
b. movement
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
18. The title of the story "Regal as a Queen":
a. is ironic
b. is tragic and heart rending
c. is symbolic
d. has no significance in the story whatsoever
19. What element of fiction is used in paragraph 21 (“She felt she needed to rest and when her consort turned to her… then she was slowly moving forward, nodding and smiling.”)?
a. irony
b. style
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
20. The tone of this story may be described as:
a. ironic
b. serious
c. tragic
d. sardonic, sarcastic
21. The change in Janet’s attitude towards her mother from irritation and dislike to pity and understanding, is the ________________ of the story:
a. movement
b. style
c. tone
d. pace
22. Janet is a fine example of:
a. flat character
b. type character
c. dynamic character
d. round character
23. The coronet becomes a ______________ in the story.
a. props
b. motif
c. symbol
d. all of the above
24. The trunk becomes a ______________ in the story.
a. props
b. motif
c. symbol
d. all of the above
25. The element of fiction used when Mrs. Rosario Karasig recounted how Doray won over prestigious opponents in the beauty contest and the victory parade and party thereafter is:
a. irony
b. movement
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
26. The element of fiction used when Mrs. Salvadora Baylon remarked “You forget how good he can be at swinging last minutes vote” is:
a. symbol
b. irony
c. theme
d. tone
27. Does Aquilino Baylon ever appear physically in the story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. none of the above
28. This story can be classified as:
a. verse
b. lyrical
c. dramatic
d. prose
29. The central theme of the story is:
a. The triumph of Youth and Love and then Life.
b. Early marriage, long love.
c. Poverty is the root of all evil.
d. All of the above
30. The essential value of the story, as art, is that it:
a. conveys a moral
b. reveals something about the human nature
c. gives aesthetic pleasure
d. all of the above
1. The point of view used in "Regal as a Queen" is:
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person limited
d. third person omniscient
2. With respect to point of view, the story is presented through the eyes and consciousness of:
a. Janet
b. Mrs. Salvadora Baylon
c. Tarzan
d. The author as narrator
3. The economic status of the family of Mrs. Salvadora Baylon is:
a. elite
b. middle class
c. poor
d. not mentioned in the story
4. One proof of this fact is:
a. Janet’s dislike of her mother
b. Aquilino Baylon’s job
c. Mrs. Salvadora Baylon’s pair of slippers
d. all of the above
5. The time setting of the story is:
a. in the 19th century
b. in the 1930’s
c. after World War II
d. present modern age
6. The local color of the story is:
a. somewhere in Cebu
b. in the Ilocos Region
c. somewhere in the Visayas
d. Sampaloc, Manila
7. The first sentence of the story is an example of:
a. symbol
b. irony
c. theme
d. tone
8. The element of fiction used in the mention of the “nervous tic” produced by Mrs. Salvadora Baylon is:
a. flashback
b. theme
c. foreshadowing
d. conflict
9. When the narrator describes the predicament of Tarzan in paragraph 2, this is an obvious example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. symbol
c. movement
d. irony
10. The narrator's deliberate description of the condition of Lorenzo is an example of:
a. irony
b. style
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
11. The external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Janet against her mother
b. Janet against her brothers
c. Janet against herself
d. Janet against her father
12. At stake in this conflict is:
a. Janet's own happiness
b. her mother’s health
c. her relationship with her mother
d. their family’s survival
13. Is there any internal conflict in this story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. not mentioned in the story
14. Janet’s attitude to her mother almost entirely in the story is one of:
a. admiration
b. irritation and dislike
c. respect
d. indifference
15. At the end of the story, Janet’s attitude to her mother becomes:
a. indifferent, uncaring
b. detachment
c. concerned, understanding
d. anxious, afraid
16. The narrator’s intentional characterization of Janet as a monotone is an example of what element of fiction:
a. foreshadowing
b. symbol
c. movement
d. irony
17. What element of fiction is used in paragraph 9 (One day, overriding her mother’s objections… You all wait and see.”)?
a. irony
b. movement
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
18. The title of the story "Regal as a Queen":
a. is ironic
b. is tragic and heart rending
c. is symbolic
d. has no significance in the story whatsoever
19. What element of fiction is used in paragraph 21 (“She felt she needed to rest and when her consort turned to her… then she was slowly moving forward, nodding and smiling.”)?
a. irony
b. style
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
20. The tone of this story may be described as:
a. ironic
b. serious
c. tragic
d. sardonic, sarcastic
21. The change in Janet’s attitude towards her mother from irritation and dislike to pity and understanding, is the ________________ of the story:
a. movement
b. style
c. tone
d. pace
22. Janet is a fine example of:
a. flat character
b. type character
c. dynamic character
d. round character
23. The coronet becomes a ______________ in the story.
a. props
b. motif
c. symbol
d. all of the above
24. The trunk becomes a ______________ in the story.
a. props
b. motif
c. symbol
d. all of the above
25. The element of fiction used when Mrs. Rosario Karasig recounted how Doray won over prestigious opponents in the beauty contest and the victory parade and party thereafter is:
a. irony
b. movement
c. foreshadowing
d. flashback
26. The element of fiction used when Mrs. Salvadora Baylon remarked “You forget how good he can be at swinging last minutes vote” is:
a. symbol
b. irony
c. theme
d. tone
27. Does Aquilino Baylon ever appear physically in the story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. none of the above
28. This story can be classified as:
a. verse
b. lyrical
c. dramatic
d. prose
29. The central theme of the story is:
a. The triumph of Youth and Love and then Life.
b. Early marriage, long love.
c. Poverty is the root of all evil.
d. All of the above
30. The essential value of the story, as art, is that it:
a. conveys a moral
b. reveals something about the human nature
c. gives aesthetic pleasure
d. all of the above