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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jay in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

2. Who awakens Jay in the beginning of “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Tita Ami.
(c) Angel.
(d) Tito Maning.

3. What does Jay say Em is studying in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Graphic design.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Investment banking.
(d) Biology.

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

5. What college does Seth say the Unibomber attended in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Yale.
(b) Brown.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

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

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

8. How old does the narrator say he was in the scenario described in the Prologue?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

9. On what rooftop is Jay walking with Seth in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) The rooftop of the factory where he works.
(b) The rooftop of his mother's house.
(c) The rooftop of the high school gym.
(d) His old elementary school's rooftop.

10. Who nudges Jay awake in church in "The Word of God"?
(a) Angel.
(b) Tito Maning.
(c) Tita Ami.
(d) Grace.

11. 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) 120.
(c) 170.
(d) 80.

12. When was Jun's last letter to Jay dated?
(a) March 12, 2013.
(b) January 12, 2016.
(c) July 3, 2016.
(d) December 26, 2015.

13. What does Mia agree to help Jay with in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) To find information about Jun.
(b) To get in touch with a lawyer.
(c) To talk to the authorities.
(d) To find information about Grace.

14. Who gives Jun the key to Tito Maning's desk drawer in “Not an Answer to the Question”?
(a) Angel.
(b) Tita Ami.
(c) Grace.
(d) Maria.

15. For how long does Mia say her sister and Grace have been a couple in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) 2-3 months.
(b) 4-5 months.
(c) 2-3 weeks.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the visa that Jay is granted at the immigration office in Manila for in “A New Silence Arrives”?

2. When is the letter from Jun dated that Jay reads in "Some Small Rebellion"?

3. How does Jay's mother say Jun died in "An Improvement to Society"?

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

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

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