MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Elective MASS COMMUNICATION

1st semester A.Y. 2016-2017
NAME:______________________________________ SECTION:_______
SCORE:___________DATE:____________
GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Strictly NO ERASURES. Alteration of any kind is also considered an
erasure.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Box your choice.
1. The name of the laundress that took care of Xuela.
Ma Luisa
Ma Therese
Ma. Eunice
Ma. Eula
2. He is Xuelas Father?
Alfred
Jack
Philip
Roland
3. The stevedore who has many sexual relationships that Xuela met in an island.
Alfred
Jack
Philip
Roland
4. Who is being referred to in this line in the novel the man I worked for but did not hate and who at
the same time was a man I slept with but did not love and whom I would eventually marry but still
not love
Alfred
Jack
Philip
Roland
5. The friend of Xuelas father who is desperate to have a child and eventually impregnated her.
Jack
Alfred
Roland
Philip
6. The novel was set in which place?
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Brazil
Dominica
7. The language that people around Xuela speak.
Creole
Carib
English
French
8. The language that Xuelas stepmother uses when talking to her when her father is not around.
French Potatoes
French Portois
French Patois
French Patoise
9. What is the meaning of the term fuk?
"F*ck you"
a form of voodoo
a curse
a type of story
10. Which of the following phrases is known as a counterspell against fuk?
Kimota
Zafa
Fua
Shazam
11. Olga Polanco, one of Oscar's first girlfriends, was what nationality?
Haitian
Cuban
Dominican
Puerto Rican
12. Where does Oscar meet Ana Obregn?
Rutgers
The movies
SAT prep class
The Game Room
13. Oscar and Ana's weekly date consists of:
a trip to the movies kissing on the couch taking a walk together
studying fot the SATs
14. A year after Orcars death, Belicia dies of ________________
Cancer
Stroke
Diabetes
Pneumonia
15. When Lola runs away at age 15, where does she go?
Wildwood, NJ
Santo Domingo, DR New York City
New Brunswick, NJ
16. Who does Lola lose her virginity to?
Her friend's father
Yunior
Aldo
Max Snchez
17. Who is the author of the Runaway Slave?
Junot Diaz
Miguel Barnet
Esteban Montejo
Jamaica Kincaid
18. The place where all the slaves live in according to the Runaway Slave.
Barracks
Tavern
Barracoons
Plantations
19. How is Northup tricked into traveling to Washington, D.C. with a couple of strangers?
He is hired to operate ships flowing in and out of the city.
He is invited to be part of a delegation to meet with Congress on abolition work.
He is asked to be part of a traveling music act as part of a circus.
He is recruited to operate a sawmill based on his work experience in New York.
20. Although Northup was raised in New York, in which state does he work as a slave for 12 years?
South Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas
North Carolina
21. Of his multiple owners, which one does Northup work under for ten years before his eventual release?
William Prince Ford Anderson Chafin
John Tibaut
Edwin Epps
22. Which master twice tried to kill Solomon?
Master Ford
Master Tibeats
Master Burns
Master Marshall
23. From which city was Solomon kidnapped?
Washington D.C.
Norfolk
New York
Detroit
24. What did Solomon decide never to state again whilst in slavery?Bottom of Form
His name
That he was a free man
That he disagreed with his Master
The names of his kidnappers
25. What slave name was given to Solomon?
Sam
Buford
Platt
Abram
26. Who does Solomon describe as "...a man in whose heart the quality of kindness or of justice is not
found."?
John Tibeats
Edwin Epps Peter Tanner
James Burch

27. It was the custom in Louisiana for slaves to retain for themselves anything which they earned on
which day of the week?
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
28. Which musical instrument did Solomon play which he was often required to perform and which had a
great bearing on his original kidnapping?
Banjo
Trumpet
French Horn
Violin
29. Who did Solomon finally confide in about his true status and who ultimately helped to liberate him?
Jim Burns
Mary McCoy
Samuel Bass
Douglas Marshall
30. The author of the Autobiography of My Mother?
Junot Diaz
Miguel Barnet
Esteban Montejo
Jamaica Kincaid

II. TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if you think the statement gives a correct idea and FALSE if you
think it is a fallacy. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
31. Xuela was under the care of their laundress for 8 years.
32. Emancipation refers to freeing someone from slavery.
33. The laundress has 5 children, so Xuela feels neglected and unloved.
34. Madamme LaBatte is nice woman who treats Xuela like her own child when she lives with them.
35. Xuelas sexuality makes her a powerful woman.
36. Xuela becomes pregnant many times.
37. Diaspora refers to the dispersion of any people from their original homeland.
38. Biography of a Runaway Slave is a textured portrait of the life of Miguel Barnet, a 105 year old
who lived through slavery, its aftermath, and Cuban independence. F
39. Among these groups in the Runaway Slave (Congos, Gangas , Carabalis and Lucumi), Congos
were the most rebellious and bravest.
40. The social hierarchy on the plantation can be seen through two dimensions; the status of slaves
as viewed by the master, and the status of the slaves as viewed by other slaves.
41. Masters were taken advantage of by most merchants they came across; from lottery ticket
vendors who overcharged for tickets and never redeemed the winning prizes, to tavern owners
who would regularly charge exorbitant prices for rum and other goods.
42. The slaves who worked with the priests and brought Christianity into the barracoon were better
regarded by Montejo.
43. Children were usually kept in the nursery where they were born until around the age of six or
seven, when they would be sent off into the fields to work like everyone else.
44. Some children instead were sent to work in the house as attendants, preventing flies from getting
into the food the master and his family ate.
45. Slaves often retired when they turned 70, and served out their lives as doormen at the barracoon
gates or as assistants to the women in the kitchen.
III.
ESSAY. Answer briefly with precision. Write legibly also. Use extra sheets of paper to answer this
part.
1.
In Oscar Wao, the characters are often confronted with overwhelming love as well as with
unspeakable violence. Both serve as fuel that keeps the characters going. Which one is more
powerful? Do love and violence work for each other or against each other? (5 points)
2.
Dominican masculinity is a central theme in the novel. Why is it so important, and how does it
influence the unfolding of the plot? (5 points)
3.
Loss, Longing and the Inability of Loving are some of the themes in the novel. How are these
theme reflected in the novel? Explain (10 points)
4.
How is diaspora manifested in Afro-Latino Literature? (5 points)
5.
The Autobiography of My Mother, Autobiography of a Runaway Slave and 12 Year A Slaves are
examples of Biographical and or Historical fiction- the genre which is unique with Afro-Latino
Literature. Why do you think Afro-Latino Writers came up with this kind of genre? (5 points)
6.
In Runaway Slave, emancipation is one of the major themes. How was it reflected in the story? (5
points)
7.
Since slaves were the valuable economic property of slaveholders, what explains the cruel abuse
and punishments that slaves suffered at the hands of their owners which often made the slaves
incapable of work? (5 points)
Prepared by:
Christian Edezon B. Lopez
Instructor
Recommending Approval:

Approved:

Dr. Rodel Y. Manalo

Head, Arts and Sciences Department

Dr. Leonicia S. Marquinez

Director for Instruction

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Elective MASS COMMUNICATION
1st semester A.Y. 2016-2017
KEY ANSWER

1. Ma. Eunice
2. Alfred
3. Roland
4. Philip
5. Jack
6. Dominica
7. Creole
8. French Patois
9. a curse
10. Zafa
11. Puerto Rican
12. SAT prep class
13. studying fot the SATs
14. Cancer
15. Wildwood, NJ
16. Aldo
17. Miguel Barnet
18. Barracoons
19. He is asked to be part of a traveling music act as part of a circus.
20. Louisiana
21. Edwin Epps
22. Master Tibeats
23. Washington D.C.
24. That he was a free man
25. Platt
26. Edwin Epps
27. Sunday
28. Violin
29. Samuel Bass
30. Jamaica Kincaid
31. False
32. True
33. False
34. False
35. True
36. True
37. True
38. alse
39. False
40. True
41. False
42. False
43. False
44. True
45. False

Essays. 46-80. Answers may vary.

1. Answer

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Soc Sci V MASS COMMUNICATION
1st semester A.Y. 2016-2017

CONTENT

KNOWLED
GE

COMPREH
ENSION

ANALY
SIS
10

Applicati
on

TOTA
L

Media
Communication
Culture and Media
Literacy
The Evolving Mass
Communication
Process
Books

10

Newspapers
Magazines
TOTAL

80
Prepared by:

Prepared by:
Christian Edezon B. Lopez
Instructor
Recommending Approval:
Dr. Rodel Y. Manalo
Head, Arts and Sciences Department

Approved:
Dr. Leonicia S. Marquinez
Director for Instruction