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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the weather described as Jay arrives at church with his uncle's family in "The Word of God"?
(a) Hailing.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Drizzling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When Jay awakens in the middle of the night in "A Visit," he sees a man with what over his head in his room?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) A silk shroud.
(c) A plastic bag.
(d) A bed sheet.

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

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

12. What is Jay's mother's name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Dana.
(d) Mary.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What side of the building is described as the quietest side in "Wisdom from on High"?

3. Of whom did Jun say after he was ordained, "Another sheep to the slaughter" (142)?

4. What does Jay say Em is studying in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

5. How does Jun's friend reach out to Jay in "Let Me Go"?

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