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

2. Who painted Spolarium?

3. Who does Tito Maning say Lapu-Lapu killed with a spear through the face in “That Last Part Aloud”?

4. What is the home of the Filipino president called?

5. Where do Jay's grandparents live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jay's aunts do to cheer him up in “Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Reyna meet Jun?

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

9. What does Jay discover about Grace in “Another Day in the Minefield"?

10. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Grace in Patron Saints of Nothing. What is Grace's relationship to Jay? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the narrative? What are Grace's objectives in the novel? Does she achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jay's feelings of ambivalence about his future in the beginning of Patron Saints of Nothing. Where has Jay been accepted to college? Do you think he would have been more excited about attending if he had been accepted to the other schools where he applied? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Jay and Jun in Patron Saints of Nothing. How would you describe each character's family relationships? How did their views and perspectives differ? What united the cousins?

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