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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Seth's spiritual faith described in "The Word of God"?
(a) He is Catholic.
(b) He is Methodist.
(c) He is Jewish.
(d) He is an atheist.

2. Of whom did Jun say after he was ordained, "Another sheep to the slaughter" (142)?
(a) Tito Maning.
(b) Tito Danilo.
(c) Chris.
(d) Jay's father.

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

4. Who informs Jay of his cousin's death in "Unanswered"?
(a) Jay's mother.
(b) Chris.
(c) Em.
(d) Jay's father.

5. What does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Engineering.

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

7. What word in the novel refers to the drug that they call methamphetamine in the Philippines?
(a) Shabu.
(b) Kilig.
(c) Jowa.
(d) Unmesa.

8. What was Jun's legal name?
(a) Eduardo Reguero Jr.
(b) Manuel Reguero Jr.
(c) Jun Reguero.
(d) Roberto Reguero Jr.

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

10. How many people were killed in the Maguindanao Massacre?
(a) 38.
(b) 58.
(c) 26.
(d) 112.

11. Why is the laser tag arena closed at the mall in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) There is a pandemic.
(b) It is cordoned off as a crime scene.
(c) It went bankrupt.
(d) The equipment is not working.

12. Where does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) UP-Diliman.
(b) Polytechnic University.
(c) Ateno de Manila.
(d) University of Santo Tomas.

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

14. How long is the visa that Jay is granted at the immigration office in Manila for in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

15. What does Jay say Em is studying in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) Biology.
(b) Graphic design.
(c) Investment banking.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tomas to pick up Jay and Grace in "All That it Means"?

2. How is the weather described as Jay arrives at church with his uncle's family in "The Word of God"?

3. When is Jun's letter dated in "Things Inside"?

4. What does Tito Maning say he told his younger brother to study to be rather than a nurse in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

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

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