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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grace leave with for a few hours at the mall in "Lead the Way"?
(a) Laura.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jessa.
(d) Tita Ami.

2. Who wrote the novel Night that Jay read in sophomore English class?
(a) Anderson Whitmore.
(b) Ibram X. Kendi.
(c) Ruth Sharon.
(d) Elie Wiesel.

3. What month is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) May.

4. To what does Jay compare the jellyfish at the aquarium in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Trains.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Rivers.

5. What does Jay's aunt tell him he should not have done on the car ride to their home in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) Brought up Jun's name.
(b) Used his phone in the car.
(c) Given a beggar girl money.
(d) Come for a visit.

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

7. When was Jun's last letter to Jay dated?
(a) July 3, 2016.
(b) December 26, 2015.
(c) March 12, 2013.
(d) January 12, 2016.

8. What college does Seth say the Unibomber attended in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yale.

9. The narrator opens the Prologue with the line, "It was a day of soil, sunlight, and" what (xiii)?
(a) "Laughter."
(b) "Music."
(c) "Food."
(d) "Smoke."

10. Where was Jose Rizal executed?
(a) Casa Manila.
(b) Fort Santiago.
(c) San Agustin Church.
(d) Fort Rodriguez.

11. Where does Jay depart from in "Like a Fog"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Detroit.
(d) New York.

12. Where does Tomas drop Grace and Jay off in "Lead the Way"?
(a) San Agustin Church.
(b) Manila Ocean Park.
(c) Fort Santiago.
(d) Rizal Park.

13. What evening of the week is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

14. Who does Jay ask first about the missing letters in “Not an Answer to the Question”?
(a) Angel.
(b) Maria.
(c) Tito Maning.
(d) Grace.

15. Of what faith was Jun's family?
(a) Episcopal.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Jay after dinner in "A Visit"?

2. When did the Maguindanao Massacre take place?

3. By what method of transportation do Jay and Grace go to the mall in "Lead the Way"?

4. What Tagalog word means "gifts for the family" in "Like a Fog" (56)?

5. How old does the narrator say he was in the scenario described in the Prologue?

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