WHOLE BRAIN LEARNING SYSTEM

OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION

21ST CENTURY LITERATURE GRADE

FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE
WORLD 11

2
LEARNING QUARTER

MODULE WEEK 1

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 MODULE IN
21st CENTURY LITERATURE
FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND
THE WORLD
QUARTER 2
WEEK I

Understanding and Appreciating

the Literary Texts in Various Genres
Across National Literature and
Cultures
Development Teams
Writers: Angela A. Garganta Benyrose J. Guerrero
Josephine P. Sebastian
Editor: Vrenie Joy C. Pedro Rodel Bryan C. Valdez
Reviewer: Adelyn C. Domingo
Illustrator: Wynnelord Rainier E. Tibay
Layout Artist: Wynnelord Rainier E. Tibay
Management Team:
Vilma D. Eda Arnel S. Bandiola
Lourdes B. Arucan Juanito V. Labao
Adelyn C. Domingo

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 What I Need to Know

This self- learning module equips the learners with concepts and activities that will help
them comprehend and appreciate literary genres, traditions and forms from different national
literature and cultures, namely, Asian, Anglo-American, European, Latin American, and
African. For better understanding and in depth- appreciation of national literatures and
cultures, a learner must then be able identify representative texts and authors from the
different regions of the world.

Most Essential Learning Competencies:

1. Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts, applying a reading
approach, and doing an adaptation of these, require from the learner the ability to
identify representative texts and authors from Asia.
Objectives:
At the end of the module, the learners should be able to:
1. understand the nature of world literature;
2. enumerate representative texts and authors from Asia, North America, Europe Latin
America, and Africa;
3. appreciate the contributions of these authors and texts to world literature;
4. make a story analysis of a literary piece.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read and understand well each statement. Write True if it states a fact, and
False if not.

1. The oldest epic of India is Ramayana.

2. Haiku is an example of a Japanese Literature.
3. The book “One Thousand and One Nights” originated from Saudi Arabia.
4. Koran is an influential book of Christians that talks about Christianity.
5. African literature encapsulates oral and written literature from more than 3000 ethnic
African groups both written in African and American languages.

Read and understand well the following, then choose the letter of the correct answer.

6. A literature consists of a body of work in different languages and various genres,

ranging from oral literature to literature written in colonial language ( French,
Portuguese, and English)
a. African b. Asian c. European d. Latin America
7. “Shih Ching” is translated in English or sometimes as “The Book of Songs” or “The
Odes” has originated in ___.
a. China b. India c. Japan d. Malaysia
8. It refers to the literature that was written over a period of thousands of years, in a
variety of countries in Asia.
a. Asian literature c. Latin American Literature
b. European Literature d. North American Literature
9. The Indian anthem was written by him.
a. Ernest Hemingway c. Rabindrath Tagore
b. Nathaniel Hawthorne d. William Shakespeare
10. The author of” Things Fall Apart,” the first African novel to receive global acclaim .
a. Alice Walker c. Dennis Brutus
b. Chinua Achebe d. Ian McEwan

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 What’s In

Appreciating and understanding literature help in promoting cultural awareness and

unity across diversity throughout the regions of the world. So, from the Philippines, let us
extend our horizon into a wider world of acclaimed authors and their works which made
literature more colorful and interesting.

Who is Who?

DIRECTIONS: Let us see how much you can remember. Identify whether the author
shown is from Asia or Africa.
Musharraf Ali Farooqi Alain Mabanckou Ben Okri Kim Thúy

Gstatic.com 2020 Wikipedia 2020 Encyclopedia Britannica 2020 Goodreads.com 2020

What’s New

Read & Reflect…

Do you agree that:
‘World literature is the cultural heritage of all humanity’?
Explain in at least five sentences what this statement means to you.
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 What is It

LITERATURE AND HISTORY

The term “world literature” was introduced by Jogann Wolfgang von Goethe. He used
the word “Weltliteratur” in 1827. Goethe studied the characteristic features and
interrelationships of different national literatures, the tendencies of their development and their
achievements. He studied the works of famous writers which presented different literary
phenomena of different historic periods. He claimed that literature shouldn`t be restrained by
national boundaries. In 1894 the world saw the first book about world literature –
“The history of world literature”. The world literature emerged because of the development of
global economic and cultural relations. This global literary process was also caused by the
rapid development of national literatures. In the history of world literature, we define several
stages of its development such as the literature of Bronze Age, Classical literature, Early
Medieval literature, Medieval Literature, Early Modern and Modern literature.
World literature is the cultural heritage of all humanity. It is essential to study world
literature as it helps us understand the life of different people from all over the world, forms
our world-outlook and acquaints us with the masterpieces of literature. (Ozzz.org, 2019)
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY WORLD LITERATURE?
The entirety of all national literatures is known as the “World literature”. The
development of literature, which refers to the advent of writing and artistic I, did not take place
at the same time in different countries. The literature of each nation has its own artistic and
national characteristics. World Literature is important in studying how one nation’s literature
evolves along with other national literatures. They enrich each other by borrowing certain
literary elements. There are a lot of scientific works on world literature, which explain the
peculiarities of this phenomenon. As a concept, world literature emerged only in the 19th
century when the literary connections of different countries had spread and strengthened. The
term “world literature” was introduced by Jogann Wolfgang von Goethe. He used the word
“Weltliteratur” in 1827. Goethe studied the characteristic features and interrelationships of
different national literatures, the tendencies of their development and their achievements. He
studied the works of famous writers which presented different literary phenomena of different
historic periods.
He claimed that literature shouldn`t be restrained by national boundaries. (From ADM
module published by “Teachers Click” and Ozzz.org, 2019).

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 In 1894 the world saw the first book about world literature – “The History of World
Literature”. The world literature emerged because of the development of global economic and
cultural relations. This global literary process was also caused by the rapid development of
national literatures. In the history of world literature, we define several stages of its
development such as the literature of Bronze Age, Classical Literature, Early Medieval
Literature, Medieval Literature, Early Modern and Modern Literature.
World literature is the cultural heritage of all humanity. It is essential to study world literature
as it helps us understand the life of different people from all over the world, forms our world-
outlook and acquaints us with the masterpieces of literature. (ADM module shared by
Teachers click)

What’s More

Deepening your Knowledge and Understanding

Reading a literary piece can be relaxing and enjoyable. We can travel around the world
for free. And just by merely reading we feel united with the author and the characters. Because
only by uniting with the story itself do we have the chance to closely analyze what the story is
trying to impart.

This time, read and understand the story, THE GUIDE and make a story analysis by
answering 3 questions from the Tic- Tac- Toe Board.

DIRECTIONS: You are required to answer the center question no. 5. After answering,
select 2 more to form a straight row or column like in a tic tac toe game (e.g., horizontal for
Questions 4, 5 and 6; vertical for Questions 2, 5 and 8; or diagonal left for Questions 1, 5 and
9 or diagonal right for Questions 3, 5 and 7). Whatever straight line you choose, you will
be answering only 3 questions. Write the number of the questions you are answering.

Q1
The main character’s life
was not that easy at first.
What changed his family’s
fortune?
Q2
Raju’s good intention to
patch the relationship
between Rosie and her
husband was
misunderstood. What was
the result of his act?
Q3
Raju did not remain as a
shopkeeper. How did he
become a popular tourist
guide?

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Q4
Raju like any ordinary man
was not also honest at first.
What were the things he
did which made Rosie
angry or him?
Q5 Q6
What is the theme of the What incident occurred in the
story? village which drew Raju to
fast for two weeks on behalf
of the villagers? Discuss it
further.

Q7
What did Raju do to make
the people believe that he
is a holy man? Discuss.
Q8
What was the result when
Raju’s mother and uncle had
a dispute with Rosie? What
was the result of Raju’s act?
Q9
What drove Raju to disclose
his real identity to Velan?
What was Velan’s reaction?

Proceed to complete the CLAIM-EVIDENCE-REASONING for each of the three questions.

For evidence, you must refer to the literary piece.

QUESTION NO. 5:

CLAIM: My answer to the question is

EVIDENCE: The statement in the literary piece that supports my answer is…

REASONING: The evidence I chose supports my answer because…

QUESTION NO. ___:

CLAIM: My answer to the question is

EVIDENCE: The statement in the piece that supports my answer is…

REASONING: The evidence I chose supports my answer because…

QUESTION NO. ___:

CLAIM: My answer to the question is

EVIDENCE: The statement in the literary piece that supports my answer is…

REASONING: The evidence I chose supports my answer because…

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 THE GUIDE (A Summary)
R.K Narayan
Born to a modest shopkeeper and his wife in the (fictional) town of Malgudi, India, Raju
grows up at a time of great changes: most notable among them the construction of
the railway line that comes to town in his childhood. The railway changes the family’s fortunes
and Raju’s life forever. As a result of a second shop that Raju’s father opens in the railway
station, the family prospers, and, after Raju’s father’s sudden death, Raju takes over the rail
station shop to continue his father’s enterprise.
However, Raju doesn’t remain a shopkeeper for long. Soon, he takes to showing the
many visitors who arrive at the railway station the sites of Malgudi. In re-inventing himself as
a tourist guide, Raju often resorts to exaggerations and fabricated tales to impress his
customers. His reputation as a guide grows to such an extent that he comes to be known as
“Railway Raju,” sought out by tourists from far and wide.
Raju meets his match in Marco Polo, a serious, studious academic of ancient
civilizations who arrives in Malgudi to research the cave paintings and temples scattered
around the town’s surroundings. He engages Raju’s services as a tourist guide to navigate
these many sites. Raju’s impulsive dislike of Marco Polo—who is haughty and domineering—
is further reinforced when he meets his young, beautiful wife Rosie, who arrives in the town
shortly after her husband. Raju is immediately taken by Rosie, who, in spite of the foreign
name she goes by, is an Indian woman trained in the art of Indian classical dance. When Raju
takes Rosie to visit a snake charmer and watches her as she imitates the snake’s movements
in a fleeting dance, he is thunderstruck: she is, he realizes, the greatest dancer he has ever
seen.
Seeking to get closer to Rosie, Raju devotes himself to her and her husband’s care.
Soon, it becomes clear that all is not well in the marriage. The couple is liable to bouts of
quarrelling, which come to a head at Mempi Hills, an area outside of Malgudi in which cave
paintings are located that Marco, accompanied by his wife and guided by Raju, goes to
examine. At Peak House, where the party lodges during the expedition to Mempi Hills, Raju
learns that Rosie is dissatisfied with her husband—primarily because he has banned her from
pursuing her passion, the art of classical dance that has been practiced by members of her
family for generations. Taking advantage of Rosie’s dissatisfaction, Raju flatters and
compliments her, praising her dancing abilities, and soon, they strike up an affair behind
Marco’s back.
With Raju’s encouragement, Rosie again tries to talk to her husband about
commencing a career in classical dance, but she is rebuffed, and inadvertently reveals that
she is having an affair with Raju; a man, she tells her husband, who appreciates her talents.
This leads to a crisis between husband and wife. When Raju goes up to visit Marco and Rosie

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at Peak House, however, neither Rosie nor Marco reveal exactly what is going on, and instead,
Rosie commands Raju to leave them alone.
Raju returns to Malgudi, where, depressed by Rosie’s absence, he has a difficult time
picking up his old life—the shop at the railway station, and his work as a tourist guide. One
day, a few weeks after his trip to Peak House, Rosie appears with her luggage at the house
that he shares with his mother. Raju’s mother, a traditional woman, is surprised by the
appearance of the single young woman but accepts her presence in the house for the time
being. Raju learns from Rosie that Marco has left her.
Raju is thrilled by Rosie’s reappearance, and is encouraging and supportive of her
reawakened devotion to dance: she takes to practicing everyday in his house. However,
trouble soon begins to brew with his mother, who has heard rumors that Rosie is a married
woman, and has realized, moreover, that Rosie is a dancer who belongs to a lower caste.
Financial troubles also escalate: Raju’s creditor, the sait, a merchant from whom he buys
wholesale supplies for the railway shop, begins pursuing Raju in the courts to pay back his
debts. Raju’s negligence of the railway shop also leads to the loss of the business. Problems
further escalate when Raju’s uncle, his mother’s brother, appears in the house, insults Raju
and Rosie, and, along with his sister, demands that Rosie leave. Raju defiantly takes Rosie’s
side, and in response his mother packs up her things and departs with her brother.
Throughout, Rosie, unaware of the extent of Raju’s financial straits, continues
practicing her art. One day, she declares that she is ready to perform publicly, and, after
settling with Raju on the more traditional and captivating name of “Nalini” as an appropriate
moniker for her public debut, Raju sets to work arranging her first public performance.
From the moment of her debut, Rosie is a huge success. Raju, who takes credit for
orchestrating her astronomical rise to fame, re-invents himself once again as the “manager”
of the alluring and captivating Nalini. Nalini is asked for everywhere, and Raju’s role in
managing Rosie’s career transforms him into a man of wealth and influence. Still pursued by
the sait for the debts he owes for the railway shop, and finding that his father’s home is now
under mortgage to the sait, Raju and Rosie move to a larger, more luxurious house, where
Raju takes to hosting important visitors and hobnobbing with politicians, bankers and rich
merchants—all men who seek access to Nalini through Raju.
Keeping Rosie to a relentless schedule of engagements and performances, Raju
nonetheless starts growing jealous of the artist friends that she likes to spend time with, and
seeks to limit her contact with them. He does this, in spite of sensing that a dangerous
dissatisfaction is developing in Rosie. One day, he receives an unexpected parcel in the mail.
It is the book that Marco, Rosie’s husband, has published on his research on the cave
paintings in Malgudi. Raju hides the book from Rosie. Nonetheless, news of the publication
reaches her: she becomes excited when she reads about Marco’s book in a magazine. Not

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only that, but Rosie quarrels with Raju when she discovers that Marco’s book has been sent
to them, but that Raju has hidden it from her.
Increasingly jealous of Rosie’s preoccupation with her husband, Raju also hides a
letter which arrives for Rosie from Marco’s lawyers shortly after the arrival of the book. The
letter concerns a box of valuable jewelry that Marco wants to release to Rosie. Instead of
sharing the letter with Rosie, Raju forges her signature on the form sent by the lawyers, hoping
to acquire the box of jewelry without Rosie’s knowledge.
Before long, Raju’s deceit is exposed: a police superintendent shows up at one of
Rosie’s performances with a warrant for Raju’s arrest for forgery. Raju is forced to disclose all
to Rosie. She is devastated, particularly upon discovering that, in spite of her tireless dancing,
Raju has been reckless with the immense wealth they’ve accumulated through her
engagements. They are now so poor that even meeting the cost of Raju’s legal expenses is a
burden. She takes to dancing again to pay for Raju’s expenses, which include fees for an
expensive lawyer that she hires to defend Raju in the court case against him. The lawyer,
however, fails to get Raju off. Raju is convicted of forgery and sentenced to two years in prison.
Although he comes across reports of her continuing rise to stardom in the newspapers he
reads in jail, Raju never meets Rosie again.
Uncertain of where to take himself after his release from prison, Raju sits on the banks
of a river near a small village. A stranger approach him, and stares up at him reverently. Soon
the stranger, a villager by the name of Velan, confesses that he is having trouble with a
younger half-sister who refuses to accept the marriage match he has arranged for her.
Although Raju is disconcerted by Velan’s unwarranted respect for him, he tries to help. After
Velan brings his sister to visit Raju, the sister accepts the match arranged for her by her
brother. Velan and his family credit this success to Raju.
Raju’s success in pacifying Velan’s rebellious half-sister leads the villagers to believe
in his powers as a holy man, or spiritual guide. Raju, considering that he has nowhere to go
and that the offerings of food brought to him by the villagers on a daily basis provide him with
free nourishment, decides to play the role that the villagers have given him. He grows his
beard and takes up residence in the temple by the river, all in a bid to play the role of “holy
man” more convincingly. Each day, a congregation of villagers arrive to listen to him discourse
on various topics. Although he often feels like an imposter, Raju continues with the charade.
When a severe drought afflicts the village, Raju is unwittingly drawn into undertaking a two-
week fast on behalf of the villagers to bring about rains. Realizing the enormity of the sacrifice
that the villagers expect him to undertake, and afraid for himself, Raju finally discloses his full
life story to Velan, including his history of deceit and imprisonment. Raju hopes that Velan will
see that he is just an ordinary man after all, devoid of the powers which the villagers have
invested him with. However, after hearing Raju’s story, Velan’s view of him remains

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unchanged. He speaks and looks at Raju with the same reverence and respect he had on that
first day they met by the riverbank (LitCharts.” LitCharts, 2020).
Now, let us meet some notable authors of world literature and their works.

SOME NOTABLE AUTHORS IN ASIA

Miguel Syjuco, born from a political family from Manila is the

author of Ilustrado, the debut novel which won the 2008 Man Asian
Literary Prize as well as the Palanca Award, the Philippines’ highest
literary honor. He ran away to become a writer and has eked out a
living as a medical guinea pig, B- movie extra, eBay power seller of
ladies’ designer handbags and an assistant to a bookie at the horse
racers. He has done work for major international publications, most
recently as a copy editor at The Montreal Gazette, and has a weekly
book – review column called the Bible – File on CBC’s Radio Canada
International. He has a master’s degree in creative writing from
Columbia University of Adelaide in Australia. His current literary
writing explores the possibilities of narrative fiction and examines the
complexities of the Third World society involved in reckless decay and
hopeful progress. His other works are The Picador Book of 40:40 and
Writers Inspired by a Number (Miguel Syjuco.” New York University
Abu Dhabi, 2020).

Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang and lived in various places
in Malaysia as a child. He studied law at the University of London and
later worked as lawyer in one of Kuala Lumpur’s most reputable law
firms; in 2016, he was an International Writer-in-Residence at
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Tan's first novel, The
Gift of Rain (2007), was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has
been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, Czech and
Serbian. The Garden of Evening Mists (2011), his second novel, won
the Man Asian Literary Prize and Walter Scott Prize, and was
shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the International IMPAC
Dublin Literary Award (BookBrowse.com, 11 Dec. 2016 ADM module
shared by “Teachers Click”).

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 Jeet Thayil

Jeet Thayil (born 1959 in Kerala) is an Indian poet, novelist,

librettist, and musician. He is best known as a poet and is the author
of four collections: These Errors Are Correct (Tranquebar, 2008),
English (2004, Penguin India, Rattapallax Press, New York, 2004),
Apocalypso (Ark, 1997) and Gemini (Viking Penguin, 1992). His first
novel, Narcopolis, (Faber & Faber, 2012), was shortlisted for the 2012
Man Booker Prize and the Hindu Literary Prize 2013 (Adapted from
ADM module shared by “Teachers Click”).

AFRICA
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria. Her work has

been translated into over thirty languages and has appeared in various
publications, including The New Yorker, Granta, The O. Henry Prize
Stories, the Financial Times, and Zoetrope. She is the author of the
novels “Purple Hibiscus”, which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize
and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; “Half of a Yellow Sun”, which won
the Orange Prize and was a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
and a New York Times Notable Book; and “Americanah”, which won the
National Book Critics Circle Award and was named one of The New York
Times Top Ten Best Books of 2013. Ms. Adichie is also the author of the
story collection “The Thing Around Your Neck” Adapted ADM module
shared by “Teachers Click”).
Aminatta Forna

Born in Glasgow but raised in Sierra Leone, Aminatta Forna first

drew attention for her memoir “The Devil That Danced on Water” (2003),
an extraordinarily brave account of her family’s experiences living in war-
torn Sierra Leone, and in particular her father’s tragic fate as a political
dissident. Forna has gone on to write several novels, each of them
critically acclaimed: her work “The Memory of Love” (2010) juxtaposes
personal stories of love and loss within the wider context of the
devastation of the Sierre Leone civil war and was nominated for the
Orange Prize for Fiction (Adapted from ADM module shared by
“Teachers Click”).

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 Nadine Gordimer
One of the apartheid era’s most prolific writers, Nadine Gordimer’s
works powerfully explore social, moral, and racial issues in a South Africa
under apartheid rule. Despite winning a Nobel Prize in Literature for her
prodigious skills in portraying a society interwoven with racial tensions,
Gordimer’s most famous and controversial works were banned from
South Africa for daring to speak out against. (Adapted from ADM module
shared by “Teachers Click”).

What’s More
Let Your Voice Be Heard!!

Literature can guide you back to the past to be able to appreciate the present. Thus,
the authors can make or unmake you realize the importance of what you have now.
Directions: Who among the Asian or African authors do you think made a great influence
toward the development of the society? What made you say so?

What I Have Learned

Directions. List down at least three (3) important things that you have learned
about Asian and African literature.

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 Post Test

Directions: Identify what or who is being described. Choose the letter of the correct answer
from the box.

a. The Gift of Rain f. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

b. Miguel Syjuco g. Tan Twan Eng
c. Aminata Forna h. Nadine Gordimer
d. Purple Hibiscus i. The Garden of Evening Mist
e. Ilustrado j. Jeet Thayil

1. She is one of the apartheid era’s most prolific writers, Nadine Gordimer’s works
powerfully explore social, moral, and racial issues in a South Africa under apartheid
rule.
2. The debut novel of Miguel Syjuco which won the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize as
well as the Palanca Award in the Philippines
3. It was Tan Twan Eng’s first novel which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and
has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, Czech and Serbian.
4. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages and has appeared in various
publications, including The New Yorker, Granta . She is also the author of the story
collection “The Thing Around Your Neck”.
5. An Indian poet, novelist, librettist, and musician.
6. He ran away to become a writer and has eked out a living as a medical guinea pig, B-
movie extra, eBay power seller of ladies’ designer handbags and an assistant to a
bookie at the horse racers.
7. In 2016, he was an International Writer-in-Residence at Nanyang Technological
University in Singapore.
8. Her memoir “The Devil That Danced on Water” (2003), an extraordinarily brave
account of her family’s experiences living in war-torn Sierra Leone, and in particular
her father’s tragic fate as a political dissident.
9. The second novel of Twan Eng which won the Man Asian Literary Prize and Walter
Scott Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the International IMPAC
Dublin Literary Award.
10. The novel of Chimanda Ngozi Adiche which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize.

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 Answer Key

10. b
9. c
8. a
7. a
6. a Asia 4.
5. True Africa 3.
4. False Africa 2.
3. True Asia 1.
2. True
1. True “Who is Who”?

Pre-test What’s in

CLAIM-EVIDENCE-REASONING TIC TAC TOE ASSESSMENT ANSWER KEY:

Literary Piece: The Guide

Q1 Q2 Q3
Claim: The railway changes the Claim: Raju and Rosie were Claim: He diverted his
family’s fortunes and Raju’s life suspected to have an affair. attention in showing the
forever guests the different beautiful
Evidence: P6 – S1
places in Malgudi and
Evidence: P1 – S2
exaggerated stories to amused
(Pagaraph 1 – Sentence them.
Number 2)
Evidence: P2 – S1- S3

Q4
Claim; He hid the things that
Rosie’s husband sent for her.
Evidence: P11- S3- S6
Q5
Claim: The innate moral sense
of a person which overrides his
desire for an easier life.”
Evidence: P15- S1- S3
Q6
Claim: A drought afflicted the
village. Raju was drawn to
fast for two weeks in
atonement for whatever sin
was done and in petition for
rain to come
Evidence: P15- S5 –

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Q7 Q8
Claim: He was able to pacify a Claim: He was asked whose
rebellious daughter to go back side will he take. His mother
to her family. and uncle left because he
sided with Rosie.
Evidence: P15– S1
Evidence: P7- S4- S5
Q9
Claim: He was bothered with
the trust that the villagers gave
him. Velan did not pay much
attention to what he had
confessed.
Evidence: P15- S6- S8

10. d
9. i
8. c
7. g
6. b
5. j
4. f
3. a
2. e
1. h

Post-test

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2019, ozzz.org/world-literature/.
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21st Century Literatures from the Philippines and the World _ Quarter 2 – Module 2
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