Below are excerpts from popular Philippine stories. Read and answer the questions that follow.

Lumnay looked down and unconsciously started to pull at the Which of the following influences is depicted in
rattan that kept the split bamboo flooring in place. She tugged the text?
at the rattan flooring. Each time she did this, the split bamboo a. culture
went up and came down with a slight rattle. The gong of the b. environment
dancers clamorously called in her care through the walls. c. history
Reference:http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/l iterature/short%20stories/wedding%20dance.htm
d. nature

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The sky was wide and deep and very blue above us: but along Which of the following influences is depicted in the
the saw-tooth rim of the Katayaghan Hills to the southwest text?
flamed huge masses of clouds. Before us, the fields swam in a a. culture
golden haze through which floated big purple and red and b. environment
yellow bubbles when I looked at the sinking sun. c. history
Reference:http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/literature/Short%20Stories
/How%20My%20Brother%20 Leon%20Brought%20Home%20A%20Wife.htm nature
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I was a month old when the First World War was Which of the following influences is depicted in the
declared, but the sound of distant guns shook away my text?
childhood. I grew up quickly and found that my brother a. culture
Polon was one of the 25,000 volunteers in the Philippine b. environment
National Guard that fought in Europe. Suddenly the war c. history
came and suddenly it ended. Then, my childhood was gone
d. nature
forever.https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/The_Laughter_of_My_Father.html?id=
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