Chapter 5: Literature Under Republic

What is the theme of “Ang Dapat Paniwalaan”?

• Poverty kills everyone

• The struggles of the people

• Education opens our eyes the truth

Isang Dipang Langit: Amado V. Hernandez

The World is an Apple:

• Rolando S. Tinio

• Alberto S. Florentino

• Emmanuel Torres

In ‘’Valediction sa Hillcrest’’, how did Rolando Tinio describe the second stanza?

• He further describes his apartment in Tondo which is a place of full of memories since the metaphors used were catacomb and mummy cases. 

• He used the word “malapot” or viscous to describe his remembrances to his home place.

• He finally went back to his hometown in Tondo in hope to relieve his nausea and come back to his loved ones.

Which of the following is not a writer in the Republic period?

•   Francisco Benitez

• Nick Joaquin

• Jose F. Lacaba

What is the climax of “The World is an Apple”?

• Mario enters from the street at the left. He is in the late twenties shabbily dressed and with hair that seems to have been uncut for weeks.

• Mario revealed the reason why he stole an apple and that he’s planning to apply as a night watchman in a company.

• Pablo appears in the midst of the couple. Mario’s answer to the invitation Pablo brings up here determines the fate of Mario’s family, most especially his daughter.

“Scent of Apples” is a unique story in which the author himself is a character in it.

• True

• False

“My Day Eve” written by Nicholas Joaquin focuses on love and that it is not founded on magic.

• True

• False

In “The Day the Dancers Came”, Tony suffered from a disease that frustrated doctors. It caused gradual peeling all over his body.

• True

• False

During the Republic Period, Tagalog was declared as the national language paving the in writings in the vernacular.

• True

• False

The conflict of “The World is an Apple” are man vs self, man vs man, and man vs nature.

• True

• False