Post by ernesto thaddeus m. solmerano on Jun 15, 2007 21:45:31 GMT -5
SHORT STORY ANALYSIS TEST
Direction: Read the short story carefully then answer the questions that follow.
1. The point of view used in “Games” 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 sense impressions, perception and consciousness of:
a. Noelle de Jesus
b. the concealed narrator
c. the central male character
d. the central female character
3. The time setting is:
a. primitive
b. medieval
c. present modern age
d. futuristic
4. The locale of the story is:
a. a reclamation area
b. an urbanized city
c. a pastoral scenery
d. in the jungle
5. What is the nature of the relationship of the two main characters?
a. They are sweethearts.
b. They are husband and wife.
c. They are best friends but are secretly in love with one another.
d. They are playmates.
6. The male character of the story works in:
a. an office
b. a space station
c. a hospital
d. a forest
7. The element of fiction used in the last sentence of paragraph 1 is:
a. theme
b. irony
c. tone
d. foreshadowing
8. Tina, Fannie, Malou, Wendy, Arlene and Margot are:
a. office girls
b. all real women
c. women who exist only in the central female character’s mind
d. few of the many women in the male character’s life
9. Can the answer to #8 be said about Carla Benitez, Sharon Stevenson, Serena Yu, Chris, Kathleen, Kay and Sarina as well?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Perhaps
d. None of the above (since it doesn’t apply to them)
10. The element of fiction used in the last sentence of paragraph 2 is:
a. irony
b. tone
c. foreshadowing
d. symbol
11. The element of fiction used in the first sentence of paragraph 3 is:
a. theme
b. flashback
c. foreshadowing
d. irony
12. The central male character of the story is a:
a. flat character
b. type character
c. round character
d. dynamic character
13. The central female character of the story is a:
a. flat character
b. type character
c. round character
d. dynamic character
14. According to her, why does she play this “game” of hers?
a. It’s fun and exciting.
b. It makes him feel good by being considered a ladies man.
c. Both a and b
d. She wants to test if her boyfriend is faithful to her.
15. The external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Beth vs. the central female character
b. the central female character vs. the central male character
c. the central male character vs. Beth
d. all of the above
16. At stake in this conflict is:
a. his job
b. their relationship
c. his image or reputation
d. the rules of the game
17. Is there any internal conflict in this story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. none of the above
18. Her choice of games (paragraph 18 and the last three sentences of paragraph 20 “No, she had been thinking about the words… they would feel wonderful again… to the way they were”) tell us that she is:
a. humble and loving
b. shallow and frivolous
c. shy and withdrawn
d. scheming and manipulative
19. The central female character’s realization at the end when her “game” works against her is the _____________ of the story:
a. crisis
b. movement
c. tone
d. catharsis
20. What element of fiction is used to end this story?
a. style
b. irony
c. theme
d. pace
21. The title of the story “Games”:
a. has no significance in the story whatsoever
b. is an appropriate symbol of the relationship of the central characters in the story
c. is ironic
d. is used for ornamentation and vivid effect only
22. The tone of this story may be described as:
a. tragic
b. ironic
c. serious
d. humorous, comic
23. The theme expressed in this story is:
a. The complexity of today’s relationship is a product of the complexities of modern society.
b. Identity is a variable.
c. Although women are insatiable monsters, men cannot live without them.
d. Everything is expendable.
24. The real name of the central female character is:
a. Kathleen
b. Angela
c. Noelle de Jesus
d. none of the above (as it was never mentioned)
25. 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
Direction: Read the short story carefully then answer the questions that follow.
1. The point of view used in “Games” 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 sense impressions, perception and consciousness of:
a. Noelle de Jesus
b. the concealed narrator
c. the central male character
d. the central female character
3. The time setting is:
a. primitive
b. medieval
c. present modern age
d. futuristic
4. The locale of the story is:
a. a reclamation area
b. an urbanized city
c. a pastoral scenery
d. in the jungle
5. What is the nature of the relationship of the two main characters?
a. They are sweethearts.
b. They are husband and wife.
c. They are best friends but are secretly in love with one another.
d. They are playmates.
6. The male character of the story works in:
a. an office
b. a space station
c. a hospital
d. a forest
7. The element of fiction used in the last sentence of paragraph 1 is:
a. theme
b. irony
c. tone
d. foreshadowing
8. Tina, Fannie, Malou, Wendy, Arlene and Margot are:
a. office girls
b. all real women
c. women who exist only in the central female character’s mind
d. few of the many women in the male character’s life
9. Can the answer to #8 be said about Carla Benitez, Sharon Stevenson, Serena Yu, Chris, Kathleen, Kay and Sarina as well?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Perhaps
d. None of the above (since it doesn’t apply to them)
10. The element of fiction used in the last sentence of paragraph 2 is:
a. irony
b. tone
c. foreshadowing
d. symbol
11. The element of fiction used in the first sentence of paragraph 3 is:
a. theme
b. flashback
c. foreshadowing
d. irony
12. The central male character of the story is a:
a. flat character
b. type character
c. round character
d. dynamic character
13. The central female character of the story is a:
a. flat character
b. type character
c. round character
d. dynamic character
14. According to her, why does she play this “game” of hers?
a. It’s fun and exciting.
b. It makes him feel good by being considered a ladies man.
c. Both a and b
d. She wants to test if her boyfriend is faithful to her.
15. The external conflict in the story is that between:
a. Beth vs. the central female character
b. the central female character vs. the central male character
c. the central male character vs. Beth
d. all of the above
16. At stake in this conflict is:
a. his job
b. their relationship
c. his image or reputation
d. the rules of the game
17. Is there any internal conflict in this story?
a. yes
b. no
c. perhaps
d. none of the above
18. Her choice of games (paragraph 18 and the last three sentences of paragraph 20 “No, she had been thinking about the words… they would feel wonderful again… to the way they were”) tell us that she is:
a. humble and loving
b. shallow and frivolous
c. shy and withdrawn
d. scheming and manipulative
19. The central female character’s realization at the end when her “game” works against her is the _____________ of the story:
a. crisis
b. movement
c. tone
d. catharsis
20. What element of fiction is used to end this story?
a. style
b. irony
c. theme
d. pace
21. The title of the story “Games”:
a. has no significance in the story whatsoever
b. is an appropriate symbol of the relationship of the central characters in the story
c. is ironic
d. is used for ornamentation and vivid effect only
22. The tone of this story may be described as:
a. tragic
b. ironic
c. serious
d. humorous, comic
23. The theme expressed in this story is:
a. The complexity of today’s relationship is a product of the complexities of modern society.
b. Identity is a variable.
c. Although women are insatiable monsters, men cannot live without them.
d. Everything is expendable.
24. The real name of the central female character is:
a. Kathleen
b. Angela
c. Noelle de Jesus
d. none of the above (as it was never mentioned)
25. 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
