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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. What word in "Bravery As If it Were My Own" refers to "Pig intestines boiled in blood and soy sauce" (264)?

2. What do all the neighbors call the old man who sings "My Way" in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

3. Where does Jay go with his aunts for their day off work in "To Flood"?

4. 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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jay come to hope for the best in “A Complete Waste"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Tito Maning's home. Where does his family live? How does Tito Maning's home compare to Jay's home in the U.S.? How does this home compare with others described in Manila?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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