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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Not an Answer to the Question" - "The Word of God".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tito Maning say he told his younger brother to study to be rather than a nurse in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A banker.

2. What Filipino word in the novel refers to a person's uncle?
(a) Ati.
(b) Tito.
(c) Tita.
(d) Lolo.

3. How does Jay's mother say Jun died in "An Improvement to Society"?
(a) He was shot by police.
(b) He overdosed on drugs.
(c) He was hanged by a mob.
(d) He was poisoned.

4. What is Jay's mother's profession?
(a) She is a judge.
(b) She is a journalist.
(c) She is an oncologist.
(d) She is a lawyer.

5. Who gives Jun the key to Tito Maning's desk drawer in “Not an Answer to the Question”?
(a) Grace.
(b) Maria.
(c) Angel.
(d) Tita Ami.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?

2. When is the letter from Jun dated that Jay reads in "Some Small Rebellion"?

3. Who awakens Jay in the beginning of “Every Single Surviving Word"?

4. What sport does Jay say he played growing up in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?

5. By what name does Grace accidentally call Jay in "All That it Means"?

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