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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jay states in "This Poem is a Typhoon" that "English is a language that lives" where (176)?
(a) "In the top of the mouth."
(b) "In the middle of the mouth."
(c) "In the front of the mouth."
(d) "In the back of the mouth."

2. Whose daughter is the girl in Reyna's tenement in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?
(a) Jun's daughter.
(b) Her sister's daughter.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) A roommate's daughter.

3. How do Jay and Grace get to the church where Tito Danilo serves in "New Life"?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By rickshaw.
(c) By subway.
(d) By jeepney.

4. What poem is described as a typhoon in the ending of "This Poem is a Typhoon"?
(a) "Ode to One Who is Lost."
(b) "Walk on a Snowy Evening."
(c) "The Days Run into the Hills."
(d) "A Litany for Survival."

5. In what language does Mia begin speaking with the woman at Jun's old home in "The Wide Eyes of the Lost"?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Bisaya.

6. How old was Reyna when she was taken by child traffickers?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

7. What sport does Jay recall playing with Jun in “Headfirst Across the Muddy Grass”?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Hockey.

8. Mia says in "Let's Do It" that the Philippines is the only country in the world where it is still illegal to do what, in "Let's Do It"?
(a) Use marijuana.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Use birth control.
(d) Drink.

9. Where do Jay's grandparents live?
(a) Basco.
(b) Daraga.
(c) Bicol.
(d) Alaminos.

10. What does Jay recall seeing down the cliffsides on his last visit to his grandparents' in "Go Back to Sleep"?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bears.
(c) Mountain goats.
(d) Vehicles.

11. Who does Tito Maning say Lapu-Lapu killed with a spear through the face in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Mussollini.
(d) Magellan.

12. What was Tita Chato's profession?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She was a lawyer.
(c) She was a baker.
(d) She was a writer.

13. Who does Tito Maning refer to as the Philippines' greatest president in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) President Marcos.
(b) President Estrada.
(c) President Duterte.
(d) President Aquino.

14. Reyna was the oldest of how many children in her family?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

15. What word in "Bravery As If it Were My Own" refers to "Pig intestines boiled in blood and soy sauce" (264)?
(a) Adobo.
(b) Dinuguan.
(c) Sisig.
(d) Lechon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who performs the song "Harana" that is described in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

2. After Jun had been staying with his aunts for about a year, Tito Maning called them to say he had missed school for how long, according to their story in "Fail Him in Death"?

3. What kind of beer does Jay drink in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

4. When did Jun leave Reyna, according to her story in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?

5. When is the letter dated that Jay finds in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?

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