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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Things Inside" - “Every Single Surviving Word”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) 25.
(b) 170.
(c) 80.
(d) 120.

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

3. What evening of the week is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

4. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?
(a) "Smoke."
(b) "Music."
(c) "Food."
(d) "Laughter."

5. What does Jay lie and say he will study in college when he is grilled by Tito Maning in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Graphic design.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Biology.
(d) Investment banking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chris's profession said to be in "How He Lived"?

2. When was Rodrigo Duterte elected president of the Philippines?

3. When is Jun's letter dated in "Things Inside"?

4. Who awakens Jay in the beginning of “Every Single Surviving Word"?

5. Of what faith was Jun's family?

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