Question
The book America Is in the Heart describes an author farming with water buffalo during his boyhood in this country. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name the birthplace of that author of an essay accompanying Rockwell's Freedom from Want. Another author from this country wrote a "farewell" poem ending "to die is to rest" before his execution by firing squad.
ANSWER: the Philippines [or Republic of the Philippines; or Republika ng Pilipinas] (The second unnamed author is José Rizal.)
[10e] Carlos Bulosan recalled his life as a migrant during this time period in his America Is in the Heart. Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is set during this period in American history.
ANSWER: the Great Depression [accept the 1930s; prompt on the Dust Bowl]
[10m] The book alludes to how this author described a "Philippine temptation" in a 1901 satire. This author of Roughing It condemned the Philippine-American War in "The War Prayer."
ANSWER: Mark Twain [or Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (The unnamed satire is "To the Person Sitting in Darkness.")
<Literature - American Literature - Long Fiction>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale Central A | Strake Jesuit B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Uni of Illinois Laboratory | Lambert A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |