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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the hoodie the Seth gives Jay in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Gold.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

3. Whose death is supposedly covered in the second article that Jay receives from Jun's friend in "Let Me Go"?
(a) Kian delos Santos's.
(b) Anita Agapito's.
(c) Rodrigo des Ramirez's.
(d) Adonis Agapito's.

4. What does Seth intend to study in college, according to the narrator in "Wisdom from on High"?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Computer science.
(d) Business leadership.

5. When was Rodrigo Duterte elected president of the Philippines?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2018.

6. When Jay awakens in the middle of the night in "A Visit," he sees a man with what over his head in his room?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) A silk shroud.
(c) A bed sheet.
(d) A plastic bag.

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

8. Where does Jay's plane land before Manila in "Like a Fog"?
(a) North Korea.
(b) South Korea.
(c) China.
(d) Nepal.

9. What has disappeared from Jay's backpack in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
(a) His wallet.
(b) Jun's letters.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His cell phone.

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

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

12. What does the man in Jay's dream do just before Jay awakens in "A Visit"?
(a) He takes out a gun.
(b) He reaches out to strangle Jay.
(c) He puts his palm on Jay's chest.
(d) He turns away from Jay.

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

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

15. How old is Angel said to be in “A New Silence Arrives”?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jay's father ask him to promise to do while visiting family in the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

2. What word in the novel refers to the drug that they call methamphetamine in the Philippines?

3. What did Jun say he wanted to be when he grew up in his letter that opens "Things Inside"?

4. Who is the man in Jay's dream revealed to be in "A Visit"?

5. Who informs Jay of his cousin's death in "Unanswered"?

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