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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Grace do for much of the car ride in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) She sings.
(b) She writes in a notebook.
(c) She looks at her phone.
(d) She reads a book.

4. Who does Jay tell his parents asked him to visit the Philippines in "Grounded"?
(a) Jun.
(b) Grace.
(c) Tito Maning.
(d) Angel.

5. By what method of transportation do Jay and Grace go to the mall in "Lead the Way"?
(a) Rickshaw.
(b) Jeepney.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Subway.

6. What is printed on the hoodie that Seth gives Jay in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) "Princeton."
(b) "Harvard."
(c) "Yale."
(d) "Michigan."

7. When did Jay's family stop regularly attending church?
(a) When Jay was about seven years old.
(b) When Jay about about five years old.
(c) When Em graduated high school.
(d) When Chris graduated high school.

8. When did the Maguindanao Massacre take place?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2009.

9. How many people were killed in the Maguindanao Massacre?
(a) 38.
(b) 58.
(c) 26.
(d) 112.

10. How long is the visa that Jay is granted at the immigration office in Manila for in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 months.

11. Who did Jay tell Jun he thought was beautiful when they were ten?
(a) Madonna and Cyndi Lauper.
(b) Britney Spears and Adele.
(c) Rihanna and Katy Perry.
(d) Iman and Nicole Kidman.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Seth's spiritual faith described in "The Word of God"?

2. How is the weather described as Jay arrives at church with his uncle's family in "The Word of God"?

3. How old does the narrator say he was in the scenario described in the Prologue?

4. What has disappeared from Jay's backpack in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

5. Where does Tomas drop Grace and Jay off in "Lead the Way"?

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