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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. When did Filipinos begin the fight for independence, according to Tito Maning's lecture in “That Last Part Aloud”?

2. What was Tita Chato's profession?

3. Who does Tito Maning refer to as the Philippines' greatest president in “That Last Part Aloud”?

4. Where does Tita Chato say Tito Danilo is in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?

5. What does Tita Ines call the soup she brings to Jay in "Fail Him in Death"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jay and Mia go in “The Wide Eyes of the Lost"? Who goes with them?

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

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

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

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

6. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

7. What does Jay learn about Jun in “New Life"?

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

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

10. How did Reyna meet Jun?

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

Describe and discuss three symbols in Patron Saints of Nothing. What does this symbol represent? How does each symbol connect to the characters in the novel? What themes are connected to each theme?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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