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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. Jay states in "This Poem is a Typhoon" that "English is a language that lives" where (176)?

2. In what language does Mia begin speaking with the woman at Jun's old home in "The Wide Eyes of the Lost"?

3. What does Jay say "All of the adults are" doing in "New Life" (284)?

4. What score does Jay get for his performance in karaoke in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

5. What does Jay accuse Tito Maning of taking from him in “That Last Part Aloud”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Jay and Tito Maning when Jay confronts his uncle about Jun's death in “That Last Part Aloud"? Why is this significant?

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

3. What arrangements has Mia made in “Let’s Do It"?

4. When was Reyna separated from her family? How and why did this happen?

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

6. Who does Maning regard as the greatest of Filipino leaders? Why is this significant?

7. How is Reyna's home described in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing the Right Thing"?

8. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Grace in Patron Saints of Nothing. What is Grace's relationship to Jay? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the narrative? What are Grace's objectives in the novel? Does she achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Tito Maning, Jay's father, and Tito Danilo in Patron Saints of Nothing. How are these three men similar? How are they different? What are their relationships like with one another?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the culture, history, politics, and society of the Philippines. How does the novel reflect upon Filipino history and the effects of colonization? What aspects of its political history are highlighted? How is Filipino culture demonstrated in the novel?

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