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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What garment has Tito Maning lent Jay to wear to church in "The Word of God"?
(a) A Tadhana.
(b) A Maniwala.
(c) A Pahimakas.
(d) A Barong.

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

6. What side of the building is described as the quietest side in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) The east side.
(b) The north side.
(c) The south side.
(d) The west side.

7. By what name does Grace accidentally call Jay in "All That it Means"?
(a) Jun.
(b) Jessa.
(c) Maning.
(d) Angel.

8. 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) 170.
(b) 120.
(c) 25.
(d) 80.

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

10. What month is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) April.

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

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

13. Of whom did Jun say after he was ordained, "Another sheep to the slaughter" (142)?
(a) Chris.
(b) Tito Danilo.
(c) Tito Maning.
(d) Jay's father.

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

15. Where does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) Ateno de Manila.
(b) Polytechnic University.
(c) UP-Diliman.
(d) University of Santo Tomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Tagalog word means "gifts for the family" in "Like a Fog" (56)?

2. How many people were killed in the Maguindanao Massacre?

3. On what date is Jun's letter to Jay dated in "The Strength of My Conviction"?

4. What word in the novel refers to a person's aunt in English?

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

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