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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. How long is Amado in prison?

2. What happens when the Filipino workers strike?

3. Which of the following terms means lending of money at an extremely high interest rate?

4. Which of the following characters keeps a roof over everyone's head by selling tickets at a dance hall?

5. To what organization does the Philippine Scouts belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the other roommates tell Macario that there is no use in going to look for a job?

2. Why is Carlos fired from his job as a dishwasher?

3. What do Felix, Nick and Carlos decide they must work on to improve?

4. Why are many different people arriving in the city, Linagayen, as Carlos arrives there?

5. How does Carlos convince Amado that he is indeed his brother?

6. What does Carlos do with the money he earns?

7. Why does Carlos want to go to California?

8. What does Macario vow to Carlos?

9. How do Carlos and Marcelo lose their money?

10. What revelation about his English skills does Carlos undergo in Chapter twenty-three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justify the decision of Amado and Macario to join the armed services to Carlos in an essay.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Carlos' main method of dealing with problems. Make an evaluation as to the effectiveness of this method and support your evaluation with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about how this novel may have been written significantly differently if it had been written from a different viewpoint. Explain why and how these differences might occur.

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