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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who wrote America Is in the Heart?
(a) Ibram X. Kendi.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Carlos Bulosan.
(d) Richard Brockman.

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

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

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

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

9. What kind of beer does Jay drink in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Cerveza Negra.
(b) Red Horse.
(c) San Miguel.
(d) Gold Eagle.

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

11. With whom does Jay text as he is driven to Tita Chato's home in "A Complete Waste"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Em.
(c) Mia.
(d) His mother.

12. Who is driving Jay and Grace back to their grandparents' home in "To Resurrect"?
(a) Tito Danilo.
(b) Tita Ami.
(c) Tito Maning.
(d) Lolo.

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

14. What is the home of the Filipino president called?
(a) The Malacanang Palace.
(b) The Magmuni-muni Palace.
(c) The Tadhana Palace.
(d) The Maniwala Palace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language do Jay's aunts and uncles speak with Lolo and Lola in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?

2. Who wrote the book Selections from the Prison Notebooks that Jay sees among Jun's possessions in "This Poem is a Typhoon"?

3. Who was the girl that turned Jay down when he asked her to the prom?

4. What poem is described as a typhoon in the ending of "This Poem is a Typhoon"?

5. When did the Philippines earn its full independence?

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