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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what date is Jun's letter to Jay dated in "The Strength of My Conviction"?
2. How is Seth's spiritual faith described in "The Word of God"?
3. What does Tito Maning say he told his younger brother to study to be rather than a nurse in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
4. What month is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?
5. To what does Jay compare the jellyfish at the aquarium in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?
2. Where does Grace take Jay in "Lead the Way"? Why is this surprising?
3. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?
4. How would you describe Jay's relationships with his siblings?
5. Where does Jay live? Where was he born and where did he grow up?
6. What do Jun's letters symbolize to Jay?
7. What does Jay imagine doing when he encounters his uncle in “The Strength of My Conviction"?
8. Who is Seth, and what is his relationship to Jay?
9. How is the room that Jay is staying in described in “Some Small Rebellion"?
10. How is the atmosphere around dinner described in “Every Single Surviving Word"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss three symbols in Patron Saints of Nothing. What does this symbol represent? How does each symbol connect to the characters in the novel? What themes are connected to each theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of addiction in Patron Saints of Nothing. How has drug addiction affected Filipino society? When did the drug war begin there? What are the repercussions of the drug war?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Reyna in Patron Saints of Nothing. Where does Jay meet this character? What was her relationship to Jun? How did she come to live where she lives?
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