Activity No.

1a
Self – Check Test
I. Multiple Choice. Select the best answer among the choices given per item.
1. Which of the following statements about Fiction is INCORRECT?
A. It is defined as any imaginative re-creation of life in prose narrative
form.
B. It seeks to demonstrate meaningful insights into the human condition.
C. The events actually happened to the characters.
D. It is true in the universal sense.

2. A fiction may evoke ___________________.

A. Facts
B. Information
C. Real life situations
D. Thrill

3.What characteristic of a fiction is being described by the

statement “Fiction can be true, however, only in the sense that the actions
or behaviors "ring true" with what we know of the world.
A. Commercial
B. Evocative
C. Literary
D. Subjective

4. Which of the following is under literary fiction?

A. Mystery
B. Poetry
C. Romance
D. Science fiction

5. The discussion or analysis of fiction focuses on the following, EXCEPT.

A. Content
B. Language
C. Structure
D. Style
6. Fiction commonly communicates through images and symbols.
A. True
B. False

Activity No. 1b
1. Answer the given questions relative to the story “The Necklace.”

a. Is the story fiction or non-fiction? Why do you say so?

 The Necklace is a fictional short story in the realism genre. Such a magnificent
work that depicts the protagonist’s approach to life and how she falls but rises.
The plot, characters, and setting of the story are used to demonstrate the impact
of materialistic social hierarchies on individuals who can not afford the upper
class but are willing to fake their lives.

b. What characteristics of a fiction are reflected in the story? Support your answer.
 Realistic fiction is the type of fiction that is used in the story which gives the
readers an idea that the happenings and events that happened in the storyline
are based on what can really happen in reality. The social concepts, status,
settings and even the character and its personality exist in the real world’s past.

2. Make a summary and write an interpretation and analysis of the story “The Necklace”
by Guy de Maupassant.

SUMMARY

Matilda was a pretty lady, born in a poor family. She was married to a clerk. She
suffered a lot of misery as she felt that she had been born for better things. All-day, she
would be daydreaming of luxurious houses, dainty dinners, elegant dresses and
beautiful jewelry.

One day, her husband came home very happy. He had an invitation to a Ball for
both of them from the Minister of Public Instruction. He thought his wife would be happy,
but she only got angry and threw the invitation card on the table. On being asked why
she reacted in such a manner, she replied that she did not have the proper dress for the
party. Her loving husband gave her all the money he had set aside to buy a gun.

When the dress was ready, Matilda’s husband saw that still she was not happy.
On being asked the reason, she said that she had no jewels. Exasperated, her husband
asked her to wear fresh flowers. When she refused to do so, in desperation he told her
to borrow jewelry from her dear friend — Mrs. Forestier. Matilda borrowed a diamond
necklace from her. She was a great hit at the party. Everyone admired her. She danced
till 4 a.m. and then went home tired, but happy.

On reaching home, she decided to take a final look at herself. She was terribly
shocked when she found the necklace was missing. They looked everywhere for it, but
it was nowhere to be found. They went to the police and also put an advertisement in
the papers. In the meantime, they wrote to Madame Forestier that the clasp was broken
and also that they would get the necklace repaired and return it.

When the necklace was not found, they decided to replace it with a similar
necklace. They bought it for forty thousand Francs, and had to take a loan for it.

In order to repay the loan, they took a rented room and turned away the maid.
All the household work was done by Matilda. Mr. Loisel took up overtime work to save
money. This life continued for almost ten long years, by the end of which Mrs. Loisel
looked old and scruffy.

One day she happened to meet Mrs. Forestier who still looked young. Matilda
told her the whole story. Shocked at the story, Mrs. Forestier told her a shocking truth
i.e. the diamond necklace that she had lent to Matilda had been made of artificial
diamonds and was worth only five hundred francs.

Analysis of the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant

· Realistic fiction is the type of fiction that is used in the story which gives the
readers an idea that the happenings and events that happened in the storyline are
based on what can really happen in reality.

· The social concepts, status, settings and even the character and its personality
exist in the real world’s past.

· The elements of fiction that are used in the story are the characters, Setting, Plot,
Conflict, Point of view and theme and symbols. Starting from the characters, introducing
the protagonist, Mathilde Loisel. Mathilde’s husband, Monsieur Loisel and her friend that
let her borrow the necklace, Madamme Fore KOstier.

· The setting is 1880’s France and the Plot is when Mathilde Loisel borrows a
necklace from Madamme Forestier, she loses it coming back home from the party so
she buys a new one from getting debt from various people. It took 10 years to pay those
debts just to find out that the necklace she lost was a fake item after all.
· The conflict in the story was when Mathilde Loisel lost the necklace.

· The point of view presented is in third person point of view in which a narrator told
us and we only know the thoughts of the main character, Madame Loisel.

· Theme and symbol presented is “Man vs. Society” in which she wants to be
someone rich in the society and symbol used is the diamond she borrowed in which it
stands for the life Mathilde always wanted.

Activity No. 1C

Summary of Eve's Diary

The Diary describes Eve’s life in a tranquil world that our own God created. In
the Garden of Eve, everything happens. Because it was created by the hands of our
God, you can have anything you desire in life. Our God created Eve and Adam initially.
They connected at a crucial turning point in their lives above the earth.

In her diary, Eve exhibits some selfishness. God assigned them the
responsibility of naming everything. That was the cause of Eve's rather egotistical
behavior because she preferred to name everything independently of Adam. Both of
them name everything in the end. They observed the garden and praised its beauty.

After that, Adam became upset with Eve since she was constantly following in
his footsteps. After that, The day came where Eve told Adam to eat the apple from the
forbidden tree. Adam refused by eating apple because he know that God will be angry
to them and punish by not following the rules. Because the serpent told Eve to eat the
apple and she knows everything then, the serpent told Eve to pass the apple to Adam
for him to know the ‘knowledge.’ After that, they were punished by the loss of eden. The
memories will stay inside Adam for him to remember her, Eve.

Reflection
The Story is great! Lots of Moral lesson can get from the diary of Eve. We know
that the story is long. We think that this is not a short story because the contents are
long. It can consider as short story.
This story can get from the Bible. We must read the bible for us to kniw what are
the purposes and the history on how earth grows. By Mark Twain, it is important for us
to read this because we can get lots of moral lesson to lead us to a good way. Mark
Twain is a good writer in the story ‘Eve’s Diary. ‘