Question

formative assessment
test - i multiple - choice test (9 points)
instructions: read the questions/statement and choose the correct answer from the choices. write only the letter of your answer on your paper.

1. where did n. v. m. santos birthplace?

a. silang, cavite
b. kawit, cavite
c. tondo, manila
d. recto, manila

1. what is the first story written and published by b. n. santos?

a. the volcano
b. villa magdalena
c. the day the dancers came
d. loveley people

1. why did b. n. santos leave for the usa in september 1947?

a. he wanted to take up a government post to study english.
b. he joined the military force as a soldier during the war in the us.
c. he migrated to the us because of the war between the philippines and japan.
d. he went to the us as a government official representing the philippines in a meeting.

1. why was b. n. santos unable to return to the philippines after his first us trip in 1947?

a. he was killed in war.
b. he was caught in world war ii.
c. he was offered a job as a public relations officer in the us.
d. the philippine government banned him under martial law.

1. who is the wife of celestino fabia?

a. rita
b. ruth
c. rosa
d. tina

1. where did celestino and the narrator (b. n. santos) meet?

a. on the farm of celestino in kalamazoo
b. in one church in kalamazoo, after hearing a mass
c. in one of santos speaking engagements in kalamazoo
d. on the train, while the narrator was traveling to kalamazoo

1. what personal experience did b. n. santos use in writing the short story scent of apples?

a. his fascination with the american people
b. his longing for his friends in the philippines
c. his admiration for the us government system
d. his encounter with the fellow filipinos in the us

1. what did the narrator (b. n. santos) see in a backroom of celestinos house?

a. a rice farm
b. an apple orchard
c. a garage
d. a house of dog

1. why did celestino not want the narrator (b. n. santos) to go to his hometown and tell the people about his situation?

a. celestino did not want to be reminded that he was in the us.
b. celestino was ashamed of his situation in his hometown in the philippines.
c. celestino believed that no one in his town would remember him anymore.
d. celestino was afraid he might be asked by the government to return to the philippines.
test - ii narrative sequencing (5 points)
instructions: arrange the sequence of the events as they happened in scent of apples. write the numbers according to the order of the events (eg., 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5). (1 point per correct letter order)

1. celestino invited the narrator to have dinner with his family.
2. the narrator met celestino fabia, a filipino farmer who, at that time, was living in the us.
3. the narrator left for indiana.
4. celestino shared with the narrator his life back in the philippines and in the us.
5. the narrator arrived in kalamazoo in october for a speaking engagement.

Explanation:

1. Based on the context provided about N. Santos, Silang, Cavite is the birth - place.
2. "The Volcano" was written and published by B. N. Santos.
3. He went to the US as a government pensionado to study English.
4. The Philippine government banned him under martial law, preventing his return.
5. The wife of Celestino Fabia is Rina.
6. Celestino and the narrator met in one church in Kalamazoo, after hearing a mass.
7. The inspiration for writing "Scent of Apples" was his longing for the Philippines.
8. The narrator saw a rice barn in the backroom of Celestino's house.
9. Celestino was afraid no one in his town would remember him anymore.

For Test II, the correct sequence is: 5 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 3 as the narrator first arrives in Kalamazoo (5), meets Celestino (2), is invited for dinner (1), Celestino talks about his life (4) and then the narrator leaves (3).

Answer:

1. a. Silang, Cavite
2. a. The Volcano
3. a. He went to the US as a government pensionado to study English.
4. d. The Philippine government banned him under martial law.
5. a. Rina
6. b. In one church in Kalamazoo, after hearing a mass
7. b. His longing for the Philippines
8. a. a rice barn
9. d. Celestino was afraid no one in his town would remember him anymore.

Test II: 5 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 3