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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jay holding as he wept in the Prologue?
(a) A dead rabbit.
(b) A dead bird.
(c) A dead puppy.
(d) A dead kitten.

2. Where does Tomas drop Grace and Jay off in "Lead the Way"?
(a) Rizal Park.
(b) Manila Ocean Park.
(c) San Agustin Church.
(d) Fort Santiago.

3. Who does Ami say that they no longer speak to anymore in "Some Small Rebellion"?
(a) Chato and Ines.
(b) Roberto and Maria.
(c) Horace and June.
(d) Roger and Ali.

4. Who does Grace leave with for a few hours at the mall in "Lead the Way"?
(a) Jessa.
(b) Maria.
(c) Laura.
(d) Tita Ami.

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

6. On what kind of paper are Jun's letters written on, according to the narrator in "How He Lived"?
(a) White notebook paper.
(b) White typewriter paper.
(c) Yellow legal paper.
(d) Gray parchment paper.

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

8. What does the man in Jay's dream do just before Jay awakens in "A Visit"?
(a) He puts his palm on Jay's chest.
(b) He turns away from Jay.
(c) He reaches out to strangle Jay.
(d) He takes out a gun.

9. How old is Angel said to be in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

10. What does Jay's father ask him to promise to do while visiting family in the Philippines in "Things Inside"?
(a) To give Grace a hug for him.
(b) To ask the family about Jun.
(c) To not discuss his college plans.
(d) To not bring up his cousin.

11. When was Rodrigo Duterte elected president of the Philippines?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2018.

12. How old were Jay and Jun on the date of Jun's last letter from his box?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

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

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

15. Who told Jun that his idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up was not stupid, based on his letter that opens "Things Inside"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Angel.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among his children does Tito Maning say is lazy in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

2. Who stars in Hitch?

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

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

5. Who is Tito Maning's maid that takes Jay's plate in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

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