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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. Whose daughter is the girl in Reyna's tenement in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?
2. From how long ago is the picture of Grace with Jun that Jay sees on Grace's Instagram page in "Another Day in the Minefield"?
3. Who was Jay's first girlfriend?
4. What is Tita Chato said to smell of in the beginning of "Fail Him in Death"?
5. What word in "Bravery As If it Were My Own" refers to "Pig intestines boiled in blood and soy sauce" (264)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What arrangements has Mia made in “Let’s Do It"?
2. What poem is discussed in “This Poem is a Typhoon"? How does the poem affect Jay?
3. Where do Jay and Grace go in “New Life"? Why?
4. When was Reyna separated from her family? How and why did this happen?
5. What is the outcome of Jay's confrontation with Tito Maning in “That Last Part Aloud"?
6. How is Reyna's home described in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing the Right Thing"?
7. Why does Jay come to hope for the best in “A Complete Waste"?
8. Where are Jay and Tito Maning when Jay confronts his uncle about Jun's death in “That Last Part Aloud"? Why is this significant?
9. How did Reyna meet Jun?
10. Who does Maning regard as the greatest of Filipino leaders? Why is this significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Jay and Jun in Patron Saints of Nothing. How would you describe each character's family relationships? How did their views and perspectives differ? What united the cousins?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of grief in Patron Saints of Nothing. How do each of the characters in this novel grieve differently? How does Jay's uncovering of the truth around Jun's death affect his grief? How does Grace demonstrate her grief over the loss of her brother?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of coming-of-age in Patron Saints of Nothing. In what ways does Jay grow as a character throughout his journey? How do his experiences in the Philippines change his perspective of the world? How is this theme reflected in Jay's conversation with his father at the end of the novel?
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