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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 front of the mouth."
(c) "In the back of the mouth."
(d) "In the middle of the mouth."

2. The residence of the Filipino president was built by a Spanish colonist in what year?
(a) 1750.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1689.
(d) 1850.

3. Who does Tita Ines remark there are none of at the beach where they take Jay in "To Flood"?
(a) Australians.
(b) Germans.
(c) Indians.
(d) Americans.

4. 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.

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

6. What does Tito Maning do when Jay confronts him in "The Darkness Uninterrupted"?
(a) He kicks him to the ground.
(b) He storms off.
(c) He punches him.
(d) He almost strangles him.

7. Who wrote the book Selections from the Prison Notebooks that Jay sees among Jun's possessions in "This Poem is a Typhoon"?
(a) Carlos Bulosan.
(b) Antonio Gramsci.
(c) Ibram X. Kendi.
(d) Richard Brockman.

8. What does Tita Ines call the soup she brings to Jay in "Fail Him in Death"?
(a) Sinigang.
(b) Balut.
(c) Lechon.
(d) Kare-kare.

9. 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 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

11. When is the letter dated that Jay finds in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?
(a) June 11, 2014.
(b) June 13, 2013.
(c) March 4, 2012.
(d) September 29, 2013.

12. Where does Tita Chato say Tito Danilo is in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?
(a) Vigan City.
(b) Legazpi.
(c) Daraga.
(d) Basco.

13. 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) Divorce.
(b) Drink.
(c) Use marijuana.
(d) Use birth control.

14. What does Jay say "All of the adults are" doing in "New Life" (284)?
(a) "Out of their minds."
(b) "Looking away."
(c) "Failing us."
(d) "Lying."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all the neighbors call the old man who sings "My Way" in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

2. What score does Jay get for his performance in karaoke in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

3. What word in "Bravery As If it Were My Own" refers to "Pig intestines boiled in blood and soy sauce" (264)?

4. What band is playing on the radio as Jay is driven to Tita Chato's in "A Complete Waste"?

5. What was Tita Chato's profession?

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