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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. Mia says in "Let's Do It" that the Philippines is the only country in the world where it is still illegal to do what, in "Let's Do It"?

2. How do Jay and Grace get to the church where Tito Danilo serves in "New Life"?

3. When did the Philippines earn its full independence?

4. The residence of the Filipino president was built by a Spanish colonist in what year?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the vehicles in the ravine symbolize in “Go Back to Sleep"?

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

3. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

4. What is the outcome of Jay's confrontation with Tito Maning in “That Last Part Aloud"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 addiction in Patron Saints of Nothing. How has drug addiction affected Filipino society? When did the drug war begin there? What are the repercussions of the drug war?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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