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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. Where does Jay's plane land before Manila in "Like a Fog"?

2. What is Chris's profession said to be in "How He Lived"?

3. What Tagalog word means "gifts for the family" in "Like a Fog" (56)?

4. Where was Jose Rizal executed?

5. How old is Jay in "Wisdom from on High"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the atmosphere around dinner described in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

2. Where does Grace take Jay in "Lead the Way"? Why is this surprising?

3. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

4. Describe Jay's dream in “A Visit." What imagery is used in the dream?

5. What happens when Jay gives money to the beggar girl in “A New Silence Arrives"?

6. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?

7. How did Jay feel about his family's religion and church?

8. What "clue" does Jay find in Maning's office in “Not an Answer to the Question"? What does the clue indicate?

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

Discuss the narrative style of Patron Saints of Nothing. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is it related? Why is this narrative style important to the work?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jay's feelings of ambivalence about his future in the beginning of Patron Saints of Nothing. Where has Jay been accepted to college? Do you think he would have been more excited about attending if he had been accepted to the other schools where he applied? Why or why not?

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