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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what museum do Jay and his uncle go first in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) The National Museum of Fine Arts.
(b) The Museum of Anthropology.
(c) The Pinto Art Museum.
(d) The Ayala Museum.

2. To what museum do Jay and his uncle go second in “That Last Part Aloud”?
(a) The National Museum of Fine Arts.
(b) The Pinto Art Museum.
(c) The Ayala Museum.
(d) The Museum of Anthropology.

3. What volcanic mountain perches on the horizon of Lolo and Lola's village?
(a) Mount Apo.
(b) Mount Pulag.
(c) Mounts Kitinglad.
(d) Mount Mayon.

4. What is the home of the Filipino president called?
(a) The Magmuni-muni Palace.
(b) The Malacanang Palace.
(c) The Tadhana Palace.
(d) The Maniwala Palace.

5. What does Tita Ines call the soup she brings to Jay in "Fail Him in Death"?
(a) Kare-kare.
(b) Sinigang.
(c) Balut.
(d) Lechon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose daughter is the girl in Reyna's tenement in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?

2. What does Jay describe seeing in his eyes every time he closes them in the end of "Its Center Unsolved"?

3. When is the letter dated that Jay finds in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?

4. What do all the neighbors call the old man who sings "My Way" in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

5. When did the Philippines earn its full independence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay learn about Jun in “New Life"?

2. How is Lolo and Lola's home described in “Bravery as if it Were my Own"?

3. Why does Jay come to hope for the best in “A Complete Waste"?

4. Where are Jay and Tito Maning when Jay confronts his uncle about Jun's death in “That Last Part Aloud"? Why is this significant?

5. When was Reyna separated from her family? How and why did this happen?

6. What arrangements has Mia made in “Let’s Do It"?

7. Where did Jun go after his father kicked him out of his home? For how long did he stay there?

8. What causes Jay guilt in relation to Jun and Jun's death?

9. What is the outcome of Jay's confrontation with Tito Maning in “That Last Part Aloud"?

10. Where does Jay find Jun's letters in “Bravery as if it Were my Own"? What does this reveal?

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