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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tito Maning say he told his younger brother to study to be rather than a nurse in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
2. What does the man in Jay's dream do just before Jay awakens in "A Visit"?
3. Although the national Filipino language is Tagalog, about how many languages are spoken in the country, according to the in-flight magazine Jay reads in “A New Silence Arrives”?
4. Who stars in Hitch?
5. Where was Jose Rizal executed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jay begin to panic after arriving at the airport in “A New Silence Arrives"?
2. Who are Jessa and Mia? How are they described?
3. Where does Jay live? Where was he born and where did he grow up?
4. What event does Jun describe in his letter that Jay reads on the plane in “The Strength of My Conviction"?
5. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?
6. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?
7. Who does Jay question about his missing letters in “Not an Answer to the Question"? Why?
8. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?
9. What are balikbayan boxes and what do they symbolize?
10. What happens when Jay gives money to the beggar girl in “A New Silence Arrives"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of addiction in Patron Saints of Nothing. How has drug addiction affected Filipino society? When did the drug war begin there? What are the repercussions of the drug war?
Essay Topic 2
Examine and discuss journalism and the quest for truth as themes/motifs in Patron Saints of Nothing. What characters in the novel are connected to these themes? How do these characters influence Jay? How does the meaning of truth change for Jay in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the setting of Lolo and Lola's home. In what village do Lolo and Lola live? How does this landscape differ from the cityscapes that Jay has visited in Manila? What are Jay's observations about this setting?
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