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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Philippines earn its full independence?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1954.

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

4. What is Brian's last name (from "The Wide Eyes of the Lost")?
(a) Luna.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Santos.
(d) Rogers.

5. When did Jun leave Reyna, according to her story in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?
(a) The day after Easter.
(b) The day after Christmas.
(c) All Saint's Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

6. Who performs the song "Harana" that is described in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Lani Misalucha.
(b) Parokya Ni Edgar.
(c) Christian Bautista.
(d) Imelda Papin.

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

8. Who was Jay's first girlfriend?
(a) Emily.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Briana.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Jay see in the church in the end of "New Life"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A snake.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A flea.

15. Who painted Spolarium?
(a) James Tully.
(b) Rodrigo Nino.
(c) Juan Luna.
(d) Ricardo Austin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jay states in "This Poem is a Typhoon" that "English is a language that lives" where (176)?

2. 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"?

3. When did Spain cede the Philippines to the U.S.?

4. Who does Tito Maning say Lapu-Lapu killed with a spear through the face in “That Last Part Aloud”?

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

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