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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. Whose daughter is the girl in Reyna's tenement in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?

3. Why does Jay not tell his aunts about Reyna's story in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

4. Who is the first to perform karaoke at Jay's aunts' house in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

5. Who performed the song "Call Me Maybe"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Jun go after his father kicked him out of his home? For how long did he stay there?

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

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

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

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

8. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

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

10. How did Reyna meet Jun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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