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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. Who gives Jun the key to Tito Maning's desk drawer in “Not an Answer to the Question”?
2. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?
3. Who is Tito Maning's maid that takes Jay's plate in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
4. How old were Jay and Jun on the date of Jun's last letter from his box?
5. Who informs Jay of his cousin's death in "Unanswered"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event does Jun describe in his letter that Jay reads on the plane in “The Strength of My Conviction"?
2. Describe Jay's dream in “A Visit." What imagery is used in the dream?
3. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?
4. What information does Jay learn about Jun's death from his mother in the beginning of the novel?
5. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?
6. How is the atmosphere around dinner described in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
7. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?
8. What happens when Jay gives money to the beggar girl in “A New Silence Arrives"?
9. What do Jun's letters symbolize to Jay?
10. Why does Jay begin to panic after arriving at the airport in “A New Silence Arrives"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Reyna in Patron Saints of Nothing. Where does Jay meet this character? What was her relationship to Jun? How did she come to live where she lives?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of the slums in Patron Saints of Nothing. What brings Jay and Mia here? Who goes with them? What does Jay observe about the people of the slums and their homes?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the plot structure of Patron Saints of Nothing. What is the inciting incident in this story? Where does the climax occur? What information is related to the reader in the falling action and denouement?
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