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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Jose Rizal executed?
(a) Fort Santiago.
(b) San Agustin Church.
(c) Casa Manila.
(d) Fort Rodriguez.

2. Where does Jay's plane land before Manila in "Like a Fog"?
(a) North Korea.
(b) Nepal.
(c) South Korea.
(d) China.

3. Where is Tomas to pick up Jay and Grace in "All That it Means"?
(a) Intramuros.
(b) San Agustin Church.
(c) Rizal Park.
(d) Fort Santiago.

4. Who awakens Jay in the beginning of “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Tita Ami.
(c) Angel.
(d) Tito Maning.

5. How old does the narrator say he was in the scenario described in the Prologue?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

6. When did the Maguindanao Massacre take place?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2001.

7. How does Jay's mother say Jun died in "An Improvement to Society"?
(a) He was hanged by a mob.
(b) He was shot by police.
(c) He overdosed on drugs.
(d) He was poisoned.

8. What has disappeared from Jay's backpack in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His cell phone.
(c) Jun's letters.
(d) His clothing.

9. What does Jay describe feeling like in the end of "Grounded"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A lion.
(c) A bird.
(d) A squirrel.

10. Who was the Jay's cousin that came to comfort him in the Prologue?
(a) Angel.
(b) Em.
(c) Grace.
(d) Jun.

11. What is Chris's profession said to be in "How He Lived"?
(a) He is a subsea engineer.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a nurse practitioner.
(d) He is a journalist.

12. When is the letter from Jun dated that Jay reads in "Some Small Rebellion"?
(a) March 4, 2012.
(b) December 2, 2013.
(c) September 29, 2013.
(d) May 12, 2005.

13. Who nudges Jay awake in church in "The Word of God"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Tita Ami.
(c) Angel.
(d) Tito Maning.

14. Whose death is supposedly covered in the second article that Jay receives from Jun's friend in "Let Me Go"?
(a) Kian delos Santos's.
(b) Rodrigo des Ramirez's.
(c) Adonis Agapito's.
(d) Anita Agapito's.

15. What word in the novel refers to a person's aunt in English?
(a) Tito.
(b) Ati.
(c) Tita.
(d) Lola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mia agree to help Jay with in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

2. Although the national Filipino language is Tagalog, about how many languages are spoken in the country, according to the in-flight magazine Jay reads in “A New Silence Arrives”?

3. Who calls Jay after dinner in "A Visit"?

4. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?

5. Why is the laser tag arena closed at the mall in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

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