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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were Jay and Jun on the date of Jun's last letter from his box?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

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

3. Where is Tomas to pick up Jay and Grace in "All That it Means"?
(a) Intramuros.
(b) Rizal Park.
(c) Fort Santiago.
(d) San Agustin Church.

4. What does Jay describe feeling like in the end of "Grounded"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A squirrel.

5. What does Grace do for much of the car ride in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) She writes in a notebook.
(b) She sings.
(c) She looks at her phone.
(d) She reads a book.

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

7. Who among his children does Tito Maning say is lazy in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Angel.
(b) Grace.
(c) Jun.
(d) Jay.

8. Who is the man in Jay's dream revealed to be in "A Visit"?
(a) Jay's father.
(b) Jun.
(c) Chris.
(d) Maning.

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

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

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

12. What Tagalog word means "gifts for the family" in "Like a Fog" (56)?
(a) Pasalubong.
(b) Libro.
(c) Kinaiya.
(d) Maniwala.

13. What side of the building is described as the quietest side in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) The east side.
(b) The south side.
(c) The west side.
(d) The north side.

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

15. By what name does Grace accidentally call Jay in "All That it Means"?
(a) Jessa.
(b) Angel.
(c) Maning.
(d) Jun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Jun that his idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up was not stupid, based on his letter that opens "Things Inside"?

2. When did Jay's family stop regularly attending church?

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

4. Who does Grace leave with for a few hours at the mall in "Lead the Way"?

5. What is Chris's profession said to be in "How He Lived"?

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