Philippine Literature Quiz #3

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Dead Stars

Alfredo Salazar struggles between

• duty to Esperanza and attraction to Julia

• loyalty to his father and respect for Esperanza

• his ambition in law and his desire for art

• tradition of family and his wish for freedom

The "dead stars" symbolize

• illusions mistaken for love

• passions that are belatedly felt

• hopes for marriage never fulfilled

• dreams that dim but never vanish

Julia Salas did not correct Alfredo about her surname because

• she was too polite to interrupt

• she recalled a similar experience

• she felt it unnecessary to interfere

• she wished to spare his embarrassment

Esperanza is best described as

• practical and morally upright

• jealous yet forgiving

• timid but observant

• passionate but indecisive

Footnote to Youth

At what age did Dodong decide to marry Teang?

• Sixteen

• Seventeen

• Eighteen

• Nineteen

His father's first reaction was

• blessing filled with sadness

• silence filled with weight

• anger filled with threats

• advice filled with warnings

Teang's regret reveals that

• she wished she had married Lucio

• she resented Dodong's poverty

• she valued her freedom more

• she envied her husband's youth

The "footnote" in the title means

• youthful mistakes echo through time

• youth is easily forgotten later

• errors of youth vanish with age

• parents alone can guide the young

How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife

Baldo is significant as

• narrator who tests Maria

• rival who doubts Maria

• cousin who assists Maria

• servant who guides Leon