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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. Where does Tita Chato say Tito Danilo is in "Bravery As If it Were My Own"?

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

3. Who is the first neighbor to arrive after the karaoke machine is set up and introduce herself to Jay in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

4. Why does Jay not tell his aunts about Reyna's story in "Everyone Loses Their Shit"?

5. Who performed the song "Call Me Maybe"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Jun come to live with Reyna?

7. How and when did Jun leave Reyna?

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

9. Where do Jay's aunts take him in “To Flood"? How is this setting described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of coming-of-age in Patron Saints of Nothing. In what ways does Jay grow as a character throughout his journey? How do his experiences in the Philippines change his perspective of the world? How is this theme reflected in Jay's conversation with his father at the end of the novel?

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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