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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who among his children does Tito Maning say is lazy in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
2. What has disappeared from Jay's backpack in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
3. How is the weather described as Jay arrives at church with his uncle's family in "The Word of God"?
4. What word in the novel refers to the drug that they call methamphetamine in the Philippines?
5. On what kind of paper are Jun's letters written on, according to the narrator in "How He Lived"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the room that Jay is staying in described in “Some Small Rebellion"?
2. In what ways are Jay and Jun similar? How are they different?
3. Who does Jay question about his missing letters in “Not an Answer to the Question"? Why?
4. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?
5. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?
6. Who are Jessa and Mia? How are they described?
7. What information does Jay learn about Jun's death from his mother in the beginning of the novel?
8. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?
9. From what point of view is the narrative related? Why is this important?
10. Who does Jay encounter in Maning's office in “Not an Answer to the Question"? What happens in this encounter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of coming-of-age in Patron Saints of Nothing. In what ways does Jay grow as a character throughout his journey? How do his experiences in the Philippines change his perspective of the world? How is this theme reflected in Jay's conversation with his father at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Patron Saints of Nothing. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is it related? Why is this narrative style important to the work?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of grief in Patron Saints of Nothing. How do each of the characters in this novel grieve differently? How does Jay's uncovering of the truth around Jun's death affect his grief? How does Grace demonstrate her grief over the loss of her brother?
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