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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. What do Jay and his aunts have for dinner in the end of "Another Day in the Minefield"?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Fried chicken.

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

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

4. When was Spolarium painted?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1943.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brian's last name (from "The Wide Eyes of the Lost")?

2. For about how long does Reyna say Jun lived with her in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?

3. The residence of the Filipino president was built by a Spanish colonist in what year?

4. What poem is described as a typhoon in the ending of "This Poem is a Typhoon"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Maning regard as the greatest of Filipino leaders? Why is this significant?

2. How is Reyna's home described in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing the Right Thing"?

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

4. Why is Jay's memory/flashback significant in “Headfirst Across the Muddy Grass"?

5. How did Reyna meet Jun?

6. What do the vehicles in the ravine symbolize in “Go Back to Sleep"?

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

8. How did Jun come to live with Reyna?

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

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

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