Love in the Cornhusks

One day, Constantina Tirol, also called as Tinang, visits her former
master, Señora,whom she was working for before she got married. While
carrying her baby boy, she walks through the entrance of the house of her
former Señora and meet his former young master,Tito,and the Señora.
Upon getting inside the house, Señora asks her some questions how her
married life is together with his Bagobo husband and also how is it to be
a mother of a baby boy. Their conversation continues and they reach to
the point of talking about the tractor drivers of Señora,especially the one
who was good, Amado.
After that, Tinang finally tells her former Señora about her
intention of being there. The baptism of her baby is about to come and
she wants Señora to be a Madrina or a Ninang to her child. The
relationship between Tinang and her former Señora with her family
remains good. And so, Señora hastily agreed to be so and yet wants to
provide baptismal clothes for the baby and the fee for the Priest. Before
she left from Señora‟s house, she was told by her that there is a
letter for her in the drugstore, which also serves as the post office of the
barrio. By that moment,she thought that someone might be dead or
maybe that letter comes from her sister. So she hurriedly takes her way
home and passes by that drugstore to get the letter.
As she continues walking in a muddy road to her way home, she
tries to look for a place where she could lay down her baby, hoping that
she could read the letter before she arrives home. Finally, she finds a
good place where she can stop for a while. There is a Kamansi tree and
under of it are scattered corn husks. So, she prepares a heap of it using
her foot and laid her baby upon it. Then, she starts reading the letter.
After doing so, she finds out that the letter is a love letter, her first love
letter, which comes from Amado, her boyfriend, saying that he does not
want to break up with her when he left from the field of Señora without
telling the reason why he did so.
Time cannot be back anymore. It is already too late that she
discovers that Amado still loves her. However, she was not informed that
his mother‟s worst illness made him gone for some time. Instead, Tinang
marry a Bagobo man, whom owns 2 hectares of land. After all, what she
does is only to remember her past with Amado until the time comes when
she has to leave upon noticing that a snake is sneaking towards her baby
boy. In the end, she leaves the place without noticing that her first love
letter fell down among the corn husks.
1. Who did Tinang went to visit?
A. Husband
B. Seniora
C. Cousin
D. Mayor
2. What was the purpose of Tinang’s visit?
A. Borrow money
B. Ask for help
C. To talk about the baby’s baptism
D. Make amendments
3. where did tinang stopped?
A. Hotel
B. Cherry tree
C. Kalamnsi tree
D. Bus stop
4. to whom was the letter from?
A. Her first lover
B. Her late father
C. Distant relative
D. Long lost child
5. what was the name of her first lover?
A. Hector
B. Amado
C. Oscar
D. Paul
6. Who did Tinang marry?
A. Neighbour
B. Workmate
C. Bagobo man
D. Sailor
7. Where did she get the letter?
A. Drugstore
B. Mail
C. Police station
D. Down by the bay where the watermelons grow
8. How many hectares does the bagobo man own?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 2
9. What did she notice sneaking towards her baby?
A. Cat
B. Snake
C. Dog
D. Lion
10. What kind of letter did she receive?
A. Love letter
B. Application letter
C. Apology letter
D. Invitation letter