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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who calls Jay after dinner in "A Visit"?
(a) Em.
(b) Seth.
(c) Jay's mother.
(d) Chris.

3. What word in the novel refers to the drug that they call methamphetamine in the Philippines?
(a) Shabu.
(b) Jowa.
(c) Kilig.
(d) Unmesa.

4. Who among his children does Tito Maning say is lazy in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Jay.
(b) Grace.
(c) Jun.
(d) Angel.

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

6. What does Tito Maning forbid his children from owning?
(a) Books.
(b) Radios.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) A television.

7. Who informs Jay of his cousin's death in "Unanswered"?
(a) Em.
(b) Jay's mother.
(c) Jay's father.
(d) Chris.

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

9. How does Jay's mother say Jun died in "An Improvement to Society"?
(a) He was poisoned.
(b) He overdosed on drugs.
(c) He was shot by police.
(d) He was hanged by a mob.

10. What does Seth intend to study in college, according to the narrator in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Computer science.
(b) Business leadership.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Journalism.

11. Who is Jay's teacher for AP Calculus in "A Narrower Country than Expected"?
(a) Mr. Wilson.
(b) Ms. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Knotts.
(d) Ms. Mendoza.

12. Who is Tito Maning's maid that takes Jay's plate in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Emily.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ati.

13. What did Jun say he wanted to be when he grew up in his letter that opens "Things Inside"?
(a) A banker.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) A history teacher.
(d) A police officer.

14. What word in the novel refers to a person's aunt in English?
(a) Ati.
(b) Lola.
(c) Tita.
(d) Tito.

15. Where does Jay depart from in "Like a Fog"?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What does the man in Jay's dream do just before Jay awakens in "A Visit"?

3. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?

4. When was Jun's last letter to Jay dated?

5. Of what faith was Jun's family?

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