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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in "Bravery As If it Were My Own" refers to "Pig intestines boiled in blood and soy sauce" (264)?
(a) Sisig.
(b) Lechon.
(c) Adobo.
(d) Dinuguan.

2. Who performed the song "Call Me Maybe"?
(a) Imelda Papin.
(b) Celine Dion.
(c) Britney Spears.
(d) Carly Rae Jepsen.

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

4. What is Brian's last name (from "The Wide Eyes of the Lost")?
(a) Santos.
(b) Rogers.
(c) Rodriguez.
(d) Luna.

5. Who performs the song "Harana" that is described in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Lani Misalucha.
(b) Imelda Papin.
(c) Christian Bautista.
(d) Parokya Ni Edgar.

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

7. Who is the first to perform karaoke at Jay's aunts' house in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Gregory.
(b) James.
(c) Ines.
(d) Jay.

8. How many times does Tito Maning say he has met the Filipino president in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

9. Who does Tita Ines remark there are none of at the beach where they take Jay in "To Flood"?
(a) Australians.
(b) Indians.
(c) Americans.
(d) Germans.

10. When did Filipinos begin the fight for independence, according to Tito Maning's lecture in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1919.

11. What traditional activity does Jay take over from his uncle in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?
(a) Lighitng the candles.
(b) Greeting the elders.
(c) Saying grace.
(d) Handing out gifts.

12. Who was the girl that turned Jay down when he asked her to the prom?
(a) Sierra.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Sarah.

13. Who performed the song "Titanic" that Tita Ines sings in karaoke in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Celine Dion.
(b) Imelda Papin.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Britney Spears.

14. Who is the first neighbor to arrive after the karaoke machine is set up and introduce herself to Jay in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Tita Bibi.
(b) Tita Maria.
(c) Tita Rosa.
(d) Tita Lena.

15. Who was Jay's first girlfriend?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Briana.
(d) Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what museum do Jay and his uncle go first in “That Last Part Aloud”?

2. What does Tito Maning do when Jay confronts him in "The Darkness Uninterrupted"?

3. Who wrote the book Selections from the Prison Notebooks that Jay sees among Jun's possessions in "This Poem is a Typhoon"?

4. When did Jun leave Reyna, according to her story in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?

5. What is Tita Chato said to smell of in the beginning of "Fail Him in Death"?

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