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

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

3. 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 weeks ago.
(b) 4 months ago.
(c) 4 years ago.
(d) 6 years ago.

4. When did Jun leave Reyna, according to her story in “A Universe Where People Do Not Die for Doing What Is Right”?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) All Saint's Day.
(c) The day after Easter.
(d) The day after Christmas.

5. What kind of beer does Jay drink in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?
(a) Cerveza Negra.
(b) San Miguel.
(c) Red Horse.
(d) Gold Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mia says in "Let's Do It" that the Philippines is the only country in the world where it is still illegal to do what, in "Let's Do It"?

3. In what language do Jay's aunts and uncles speak with Lolo and Lola in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?

4. Who painted Spolarium?

5. When did the Philippines earn its full independence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Jay and Grace go in “New Life"? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Jun come to live with Reyna?

8. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

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

10. What poem is discussed in “This Poem is a Typhoon"? How does the poem affect Jay?

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