The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions related to literature, focusing on character types, story elements, and specific works by author B.N. Santos. It includes questions about the content and characters of specific stories, such as 'How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife' and various literary concepts. Overall, it serves as a quiz or study guide for those studying the themes and details of selected literary works.

1. A type of character that
develops and changes during
the events in the story.
A. dynamic B. flat
C. stock D. None

2. What type of story is “How
my brother Leon Brought
Home a Wife”?
a. Fiction b. Geography
c. History d. Non-Fiction

3. This literary element refers to
the arrangement of the events
or actions in the story.
A. conflict B. plot
C. setting D. theme

4. Why did B. N. Santos leave for the USA in September
1941?
A. He went to the US as a government pensionado 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.

5. What did the narrator (B. N.
Santos) see in the backroom of
Celestino’s house?
A. a house of dogs
B. a garage
C. a rice farm
D. an apple orchard

6. It is the where and the
when of the story.
A.conflict B. plot
C. setting D. theme

7. This part of the story introduces
the setting, characters, and other
basics that are to be known by
the readers.
A. introduction B. plot
C. setting D. resolution

8. Who is the wife of
Celestino Fabia?
a. Rina b. Rita
c. Roma d. Ruth

9. This part of the story is
sometimes called the inciting
incident, which begins the
major conflict.
A. introduction B. climax
C. resolution D. rising action

10. A type of characterization in which the
author shows who the character is
through their speech, thoughts,
motivations, actions, and interactions
with others.
A. direct B. indirect
C. flat D. stock

11. This is a detailed description
of a person’s accounts and
life experiences.
A. Biography B. Biology
C. Botany D. History

12. This type of character is
referred to as one who conflicts
with the main character.
A. antagonist B. flat
C. protagonist D. stock

13. The main idea of a
story.
A. conflict B. plot
C. setting D. theme

14. Who is the wife of Leon?
a. Mary Joy
b. Maria
c. Marie
d. Mylene

15. Where did Celestino and the
narrator (B. N. Santos) meet?
a. On the farm of Celestino in Kalamazoo
b. On the train, while the narrator was traveling to
Kalamazoo
c. In one church in Kalamazoo, after hearing a mass
d. In one of Santos’ speaking engagements in
Kalamazoo

16. 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 others to know that he was in the
US.
b. Celestino was escaping an enemy 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.

17. What personal experience did B. N. Santos use
in writing the short story Scent of Apples?
a. His experiences 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

18. Why was B. N. Santos unable to return to the
Philippines after his first US trip in 1941?
A. He was killed in a war.
B. He was caught in the World War II.
C. He was offered a job as a public relations officer
in the US.
D. He was banned by the Philippine government
during the martial law.

19. Where did the story happen?
a. Barrio of Poblacion
b. Barrio of Sta. Cruz
c. Barrio of Mangga
d. Barrio of Negrebcan

20. What is the name of the
favourite pet of Baldo?
a. Labang b. Lakas
c. Larry d. Lassy

21. It refers to the ending of the
story where the loose ends
are tied up.
A. introduction B. plot
C. setting D. resolution

22. This is the greatest tension
or the turning point of the
story.
A. introduction B. climax
C. Resolution D. rising action

23. Where was B. N. Santos
born?
a. Kawit, Cavite
b. Recto, Manila
c. Silang, Cavite

24. What is the first story written and
published by B. N. Santos?
a. The Horseshoe
b. The Volcano
c. Villa Magdalena
d. You Lovely People

25. Who is the author of the story
“How my brother Leon Brought
Home a Wife”?
a. Jose Rizal
b. Manuel L. Quezon
c. Manuel E. Arguilla
d. Miguel Syjuco