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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. What Tagalog word means "gifts for the family" in "Like a Fog" (56)?
(a) Libro.
(b) Maniwala.
(c) Pasalubong.
(d) Kinaiya.

2. Where does Seth work during the day in "Unanswered"?
(a) A pet store.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A sock store.
(d) A candy store.

3. Of what faith was Jun's family?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Methodist.

4. What was Jun's legal name?
(a) Roberto Reguero Jr.
(b) Eduardo Reguero Jr.
(c) Manuel Reguero Jr.
(d) Jun Reguero.

5. What word from "Like a Fog" translates in English to "One returning home" (56)?
(a) Balikbayan.
(b) Libro.
(c) Maniwala.
(d) Kinaiya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jay say Em is studying in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

2. What was Jay holding as he wept in the Prologue?

3. Who does Jay tell his parents asked him to visit the Philippines in "Grounded"?

4. What Filipino word in the novel refers to a person's uncle?

5. On what kind of paper are Jun's letters written on, according to the narrator in "How He Lived"?

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