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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:
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
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