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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kay go to her former home?
(a) To meet the buyer.
(b) To take a few more pictures.
(c) To retrieve the last few things of hers.
(d) To orient the buyer to the home's design.

2. Where do Carriscant and Kay go?
(a) To visit Paton Bobby.
(b) To talk to Philip.
(c) To find Carriscant more permanent lodgings.
(d) To visit Kay's mother.

3. What does Carriscant realize when he visits Pantaleon?
(a) Pantaleon's future as a lawyer.
(b) Pantaleon's future as a doctor.
(c) Pantaleon's recipient of money and time.
(d) Pantaleon's brilliance.

4. What was Kay's stepfather's profession?
(a) Coir and hemp importer.
(b) Army officer.
(c) Ship's captain.
(d) Banker.

5. What does Kay decide to do about Carriscant?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Investigate him.
(c) Get a restraining order.
(d) Invite him to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the buyer plan to do?

2. What type of barn has Pantaleon built?

3. What does Kay infer about Philip during their marriage?

4. What is Kay's stipulation for her going with Carriscant?

5. What happens when Carriscant begins working in Manila?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Carriscant visit in the chapter titled "The Nipa Barn"?

2. Why does Kay take her mother to an out-of-the-way restaurant?

3. What documentation is left of Kay's biological father?

4. Describe the feud between Carriscant and Isidro Cruz.

5. Why does Kay's lawyer call her and why is his news in a way depressing for Kay?

6. What is the setting for the chapter titled "Tongue"?

7. What does Carriscant say about his parentage?

8. What do Quiroga and Carriscant do for a Chinese boy?

9. What does Kay's mother confirm about Kay's past?

10. What does Kay discover when she goes to her house just after selling it?

(see the answer keys)

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