Magnificence By Estrella Alfon Quiz

1. One complication is that the father:

Is very complacent and trusting

Does not care about the welfare of his children

Is very busy and dedicated with his job

Has no valid ground for confronting Vicente

2. The central theme expressed in the story is the depiction of:

Motherly love and protection

Disintegration of the family

The battle between good and evil

Paradoxical nature of man

3. The little girl's reaction to her mother is one of:

Admiration

Sympathy

Apathy, indifference

Dislike

4. Does this story have unity of time?

Yes

No

Perhaps

Not sure

5. Another symbol to be found in the story is:

When the mother drives away Vicente from their home

When the mother repeatedly slapped Vicente in the face

When the mother and Vicente did not say anything to one another

6. The pencils mentioned in the story become a symbol of:

A phallus

A writing instrument

A fashion craze

The hands of fate

7. The change in the mother's nature or attitude, from being docile or dormant to being active and defensive, is the ___________ of this story:

Movement

Conflict

Theme

Complication

8. The treatment of the central characters in the story moving in the circle of light and shadow, in the pool of darkness and light or in the upward and downward movement in the staircase are examples of what element of fiction:

Symbol

Style

Pace

Tone

9. One unique feature of this story is that it has:

Two equally important central characters

No climax

No internal conflict

Loose plot construction

10. The title of the story "Magnificence":

Is an appropriate symbol, tribute, and description of the mother

Has no significance in the story whatsoever

Is ironic

Is used for ornamentation and vivid effect only

11. Vicente and the mother are fine examples of:

Developing characters

Flat characters

Type characters

Round characters

12. Is there any internal conflict in the story?

Yes

No

Perhaps

Not sure

13. At stake in this conflict is:

The little girl's life and future

The family's reputation

The little boy's friendship with Vicente

The children's schooling and education

14. The point of view used in "Magnificence" is:

Third person omniscient

First person

Second person

Third person limited

15. The external conflict in the story is that between:

Vicente vs. the mother

Vicente vs. the little girl

Vicente vs. the little boy

Vicente vs. the family

16. In the last half of the story, the mother becomes:

Protective

Offensive

Stoic, indifferent

Irritable

17. The mother, at the first half of the story, is portrayed as being:

Trusting

Carefree

Overprotective

Lively, sociable

18. The man volunteers to be the tutor of the two children for the reason that:

He wants to fulfill his dastardly intention specifically towards the little girl

He is being helpful, kind and very fond of children

He wants to be hired as a houseboy

He needs a new job and was softening his way using the children so that the father will hire him

19. The element of fiction that is used in describing the position of the man in the first paragraph as standing "just beyond the pool of light, his feet in the circle of illumination, the rest of him in shadow" is called __________.

Symbol

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Movement

20. The narrator described the position of the man in the first paragraph as standing "just beyond the pool of light, his feet in the circle of illumination, the rest of him in shadow" to suggest that the man:

Has a dastardly intention especially towards the girl

Is afraid of the light

Enjoys being in the dark

Has a questionable character and a member of a robbery gang

21. The element of fiction that is used in the first sentence of the text is:

Irony

Foreshadowing

Symbol

Style

22. The tone of this story may be described as:

Serious

Sardonic

Sarcastic

Humorous

23. The economic status of the family in the story is:

Middle class

Elite

Upper middle class

Poor

24. The time setting of "Magnificence" is:

In the 1940’s

Medieval period

In the 19th century

Present modern age

25. With respect to point of view, the story is presented mainly through the eyes and consciousness of:

The concealed narrator

Vicente, the bus conductor

The mother

The little girl

Magnificence By Estrella Alfon Quiz

1. One complication is that the father:

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The central theme expressed in the story is the depiction of:

3. The little girl's reaction to her mother is one of:

4. Does this story have unity of time?

5. Another symbol to be found in the story is:

6. The pencils mentioned in the story become a symbol of:

7. The change in the mother's nature or attitude, from being docile or dormant to being active and defensive, is the ___________ of this story:

8. The treatment of the central characters in the story moving in the circle of light and shadow, in the pool of darkness and light or in the upward and downward movement in the staircase are examples of what element of fiction:

9. One unique feature of this story is that it has:

10. The title of the story "Magnificence":

11. Vicente and the mother are fine examples of:

12. Is there any internal conflict in the story?

13. At stake in this conflict is:

14. The point of view used in "Magnificence" is:

15. The external conflict in the story is that between:

16. In the last half of the story, the mother becomes:

17. The mother, at the first half of the story, is portrayed as being:

18. The man volunteers to be the tutor of the two children for the reason that:

19. The element of fiction that is used in describing the position of the man in the first paragraph as standing "just beyond the pool of light, his feet in the circle of illumination, the rest of him in shadow" is called __________.

20. The narrator described the position of the man in the first paragraph as standing "just beyond the pool of light, his feet in the circle of illumination, the rest of him in shadow" to suggest that the man:

21. The element of fiction that is used in the first sentence of the text is:

22. The tone of this story may be described as:

23. The economic status of the family in the story is:

24. The time setting of "Magnificence" is:

25. With respect to point of view, the story is presented mainly through the eyes and consciousness of: