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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug did Tito Maning find in Jun's room when he kicked him out?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Meth.

2. To what museum do Jay and his uncle go first in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) The National Museum of Fine Arts.
(b) The Ayala Museum.
(c) The Pinto Art Museum.
(d) The Museum of Anthropology.

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

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

5. Who performed the song "Titanic" that Tita Ines sings in karaoke in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Celine Dion.
(b) Britney Spears.
(c) Imelda Papin.
(d) Madonna.

6. What do all the neighbors call the old man who sings "My Way" in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Ati.
(b) Lolo.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Tito.

7. What traditional activity does Jay take over from his uncle in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?
(a) Saying grace.
(b) Handing out gifts.
(c) Greeting the elders.
(d) Lighitng the candles.

8. What website was Jun running?
(a) Daranga Abay.
(b) GISING NA PH!.
(c) CEBU.
(d) MAKATI.

9. What volcanic mountain perches on the horizon of Lolo and Lola's village?
(a) Mounts Kitinglad.
(b) Mount Apo.
(c) Mount Pulag.
(d) Mount Mayon.

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

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

12. What word refers to the Filipino version of pork rinds?
(a) Singang.
(b) Balut.
(c) Kare-kare.
(d) Chicharon.

13. What do Jay and his aunts have for dinner in the end of "Another Day in the Minefield"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Spaghetti.

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

15. 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"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reyna was the oldest of how many children in her family?

2. Who does Tito Maning refer to as the Philippines' greatest president in “That Last Part Aloud”?

3. What does Jay accuse Tito Maning of taking from him in “That Last Part Aloud”?

4. For about how long does Reyna say Jun lived with her in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?

5. The residence of the Filipino president was built by a Spanish colonist in what year?

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