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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tito Maning do when Jay confronts him in "The Darkness Uninterrupted"?
(a) He almost strangles him.
(b) He punches him.
(c) He kicks him to the ground.
(d) He storms off.

2. Who wrote America Is in the Heart?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Richard Brockman.
(c) Ibram X. Kendi.
(d) Carlos Bulosan.

3. When did Spain cede the Philippines to the U.S.?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1898.

4. Who does Tito Maning say Lapu-Lapu killed with a spear through the face in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) Mussollini.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Magellan.
(d) Caesar.

5. What does Jay recall seeing down the cliffsides on his last visit to his grandparents' in "Go Back to Sleep"?
(a) Bears.
(b) Vehicles.
(c) Mountain goats.
(d) Deer.

6. From how long ago is the picture of Grace with Jun that Jay sees on Grace's Instagram page in "Another Day in the Minefield"?
(a) 4 years ago.
(b) 4 weeks ago.
(c) 6 years ago.
(d) 4 months ago.

7. What does Jay say "All of the adults are" doing in "New Life" (284)?
(a) "Out of their minds."
(b) "Lying."
(c) "Looking away."
(d) "Failing us."

8. What website was Jun running?
(a) MAKATI.
(b) CEBU.
(c) GISING NA PH!.
(d) Daranga Abay.

9. With whom does Jay text as he is driven to Tita Chato's home in "A Complete Waste"?
(a) Grace.
(b) His mother.
(c) Em.
(d) Mia.

10. Why does Jay not tell his aunts about Reyna's story in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Mia believes that they are hiding something.
(b) Jay does not trust them.
(c) Mia asked that Jay say nothing.
(d) Reyna asked that he not say anything.

11. What does Jay see in the church in the end of "New Life"?
(a) A flea.
(b) A bird.
(c) A snake.
(d) A mouse.

12. Who is driving Jay and Grace back to their grandparents' home in "To Resurrect"?
(a) Lolo.
(b) Tito Danilo.
(c) Tita Ami.
(d) Tito Maning.

13. Where does Tita Chato say Tito Danilo is in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?
(a) Basco.
(b) Vigan City.
(c) Legazpi.
(d) Daraga.

14. What does Jay accuse Tito Maning of taking from him in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) His cell phone.
(b) His letters from Grace.
(c) His letters from Jun.
(d) His wallet.

15. What was Tita Chato's profession?
(a) She was a lawyer.
(b) She was a baker.
(c) She was a writer.
(d) She was a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to perform karaoke at Jay's aunts' house in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

2. Who painted Spolarium?

3. Who is the first neighbor to arrive after the karaoke machine is set up and introduce herself to Jay in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

4. Reyna was the oldest of how many children in her family?

5. What word in "Bravery As If it Were My Own" refers to "Pig intestines boiled in blood and soy sauce" (264)?

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