21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World

Name: _______________________________________ Score: _______________________

Test I. Fill in the Blank

______________________ 1. The vantage point from which a narrative is told.

______________________ 2. That combination of place, historical time, and social milieu that
provides the general background for the characters and plot of a literary work.
______________________3. The central and dominating idea (or ideas) in a literary work. The
term also indicates a message or moral implicit in any work of art.
______________________4. A point of view using the pronoun I in telling the story.
______________________5. The main character of the story that is most central to the action of
the story.
______________________6. In the Safehouse, the year when they come more often in their
house. They begin to treat the apartment like their own house. They hold meetings under the
guise of children’s parties.
______________________7. Any poem with one speaker.
______________________8. In the story Safehouse, the year when her father was arrested right
outside their house. It happens one August afternoon, with all the neighbors watching.
______________________9. One night, she dreams of war, to make her home livable again, she
paints it with three colors. What are the three colors?
______________________10. Events that form a significant pattern of action with a beginning,
a middle and an end.
______________________11. Refers to the particular rhythm or pattern of stressed and
unstressed syllables in a poem.
______________________12. Medicinal plant that Nenita had in her pocket and kitchen
drawers.
______________________13.Nenita’s husband had sung a total of ______ before he heaved his
lastbreath and collapse in the chair.
______________________14.Years Isabel had as OFW after Miguel moved to Vancouver.
______________________15. In Flickerfadegone, who introduced him to his first arcade
games?
______________________16.Day of the week the girl came to the arcade.
______________________17.In Flickerfadegone, what did he bring everyday to work?
______________________18.Who held Princess Toadstool captive?
______________________19. In Virtual Center, Nick returned the ________ to the store, and
never again tried to steal.
______________________20. Fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter.

Test II. Complete the Table (25pts)

Short Stories Safehouse Preludes Waiting FlickerFadeGone Virtual

Center
Author
Characters

Setting/s

Test III. Essay

Formulate a Theme on each story and explain briefly (maximum of 2 sentences) its
correlation to the story. (5 points for the Theme, another 5 points for the explanation)