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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. Who performed the song "Call Me Maybe"?

2. Who wrote America Is in the Heart?

3. What volcanic mountain perches on the horizon of Lolo and Lola's village?

4. What does Jay describe seeing in his eyes every time he closes them in the end of "Its Center Unsolved"?

5. Who was Jay's first girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Reyna meet Jun?

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

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

7. What poem is discussed in “This Poem is a Typhoon"? How does the poem affect Jay?

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

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

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

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 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

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?

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