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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. When Excel calls Sab in Chapter 12, what is howling in the background?

2. Where is the man from that Maxima chats with in the "Prologue"?

3. How much does it cost Excel to travel from El Centro to San Francisco?

4. How old was Excel when his mother made him slash someone's tires?

5. How long did it take Excel to get to his mother's place in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Excel finally get on the bus in Chapter 1?

2. What does Maxima look like and how old is she?

3. What job does Excel have to do in Chapter 15, and how does it go?

4. What is Maxima's history?

5. What does Maxima say about the photograph of Joker, Excel, and herself?

6. What is on the roof of La Villa Aurelia Apartments and why has Excel liked going there?

7. How did Sab feel about her job in Chapter 13?

8. Have there been any changes in Excel's room while he has been gone, and what does he think when he sees the room?

9. What expenses does Maxima have in Chapter 4, and how does she get by?

10. How does Maxima get money from Henry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joker had a heart attack in a restaurant. Why did Maxima treat Joker as a stranger when she asked a clerk to call an ambulance for Joker? Why did Excel walk away? Why does Excel feel guilty about Joker’s death?

Essay Topic 2

Excel works for a difficult man at a pizza parlor. How did Excel leave his job when he left for Hello City? How does Gunter feel when Excel asks for his job back? How does Gunter treat Excel? Is Gunter trying to get revenge?

Essay Topic 3

Maxima’s sister is back in the Philippines after suffering a stroke. Where has Queenie worked for many years? What does the job that she had convey about the struggles of Filipino overseas workers?

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