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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 nudges Jay awake in church in "The Word of God"?

2. What does Jay say Em is studying in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

3. Who supposedly matured after she studied abroad in France, according to the narrative in "Grounded"?

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

5. What does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?

2. How would you describe Jay's relationships with his siblings?

3. What information does Jay learn about Jun's death from his mother in the beginning of the novel?

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

5. Who is Rodrigo Duterte and how does he factor into the novel?

6. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?

7. Who does Jay encounter in Maning's office in “Not an Answer to the Question"? What happens in this encounter?

8. Why does Jay begin to panic after arriving at the airport in “A New Silence Arrives"?

9. What do Mia and Jay do during their time together in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Tito Chato and Tito Ines's home. Where do they live in relation to Tito Maning? How is their home different than Maning's? How does their home reflect upon them and their lifestyles?

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