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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 drug did Tito Maning find in Jun's room when he kicked him out?

2. Where do Jay's grandparents live?

3. What website was Jun running?

4. Who is driving Jay and Grace back to their grandparents' home in "To Resurrect"?

5. What was Tita Chato's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maning respond when he is confronted by Jay and Grace in “The Darkness Interrupted"?

2. Why is Jay's memory/flashback significant in “Headfirst Across the Muddy Grass"?

3. What do Jay's aunts do to cheer him up in “Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

4. How did Reyna meet Jun?

5. Where do Jay's aunts take him in “To Flood"? How is this setting described?

6. How is Lolo and Lola's home described in “Bravery as if it Were my Own"?

7. What causes Jay guilt in relation to Jun and Jun's death?

8. Where do Jay and Grace go in “New Life"? Why?

9. Where does Jay find Jun's letters in “Bravery as if it Were my Own"? What does this reveal?

10. What does Jay discover about Grace in “Another Day in the Minefield"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of religion in Patron Saints of Nothing. What are some of the criticisms of the Catholic Church that are explored in the book? What are some of the positive aspects of the Church that are explored? What role does the Church play in Jay's life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in Patron Saints of Nothing. How does the author employ dramatic irony in the novel? What situational irony can be observed in the story? How is verbal irony displayed in the dialogue of the narrative?

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