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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 does Philip say he has done?
(a) Gotten married.
(b) Gotten a good-paying job.
(c) Become engaged.
(d) Paid the IRS.

2. For how long does Carriscant say he was married to Annaliese?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 months.

3. Where does Carriscant go after he runs a few errands?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A church.
(c) A bar.
(d) The police station.

4. Why does Kay go to her former home?
(a) To orient the buyer to the home's design.
(b) To meet the buyer.
(c) To retrieve the last few things of hers.
(d) To take a few more pictures.

5. What does Carriscant realize when he visits Pantaleon?
(a) Pantaleon's future as a lawyer.
(b) Pantaleon's recipient of money and time.
(c) Pantaleon's future as a doctor.
(d) Pantaleon's brilliance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cruz commonly practice in his professional work?

2. In what way does Cruz consider himself superior in the novel?

3. What does Carriscant think about sex in his marriage?

4. What does Salvador Carriscant claim?

5. During what time does the United States colonize the Philippine Islands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kay learn about the buyer of her home?

2. What do Quiroga and Carriscant do for a Chinese boy?

3. What do Kay and Philip think about the other one?

4. What does Carriscant say about his parentage?

5. Where does Carriscant visit in the chapter titled "The Nipa Barn"?

6. What is Pantaleon building inside his barn?

7. What does Salvador Carriscant say about his return to Manila in 1897?

8. What does Carriscant think about concerning his wife, Annaliese Leys?

9. Who is Pantaleon Quiroga?

10. Describe the feud between Carriscant and Isidro Cruz.

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