Navigate 96-98

1.

a. She was a mix of confusion and exhaustion as a result of what she had gone through..

b. Her behaviors were nice and generous.

c. She saw it as a stepping stone because she had been through a lot, particularly in terms of his father's
assistance.

d. When she addressed Teray, her feelings were out in the open, and she grasped the situation.

e. Given his parents' prominence and all the demands placed on her, she thought that her hometown
held no unique significance for her.

2. That they look up to individuals who live in Manila's central business district, and that they have high
expectations of those who live there. The said expectations were completely lost in the present day of
the novel, and each character had a distinct perspective on the situation in Manila.

3. She rushes inside the train, passing by cheap clothing along the way.

4. Jul's uncle Tony claimed that his father is inept as a mayor since he did not allow any of his relatives to
run for office. She had a lot of problems when she was younger. Jul was deeply impacted by her father's
death, and she vowed to herself that she would never get engaged in politics.

5. It was all about politics, so the antique image she saw portrays life as being all about being on top of
things and being one with politicians. It shook the political landscape in the province because of how
attentive and giving he was, always prioritizing the lives of others.

6. She is thoughtful, taking things seriously or perhaps necessary since she knows how the political
climate has affected her father. She remained alert while also blending in with her surroundings. She
had always wanted to reconnect with her old life, but her prior trauma was weighing heavily on her
mind, preventing her from completing her life in her hometown.

7.

- Teray's husband is ill, one of her children is a seminary student and the other has children of her own.

- Teray’s family are in debts.

- She worked as a maid in Manila before quitting.

- Teray detailed her lonely life at work, claiming that there was no television or radio and that she was
unable to communicate with others. Her supervisor is extremely strict, so she quit her work.

8. She had evolved into a lady who had lived in the city for as long as she could remember, and she was
no longer the Julia she had been at the start of the novel.

9. Her life was turned upside down as if she had become a completely different person after moving to
the city and ignoring all memories of her previous existence.
10. I still prefer to forget what happened and focus on those she cares about, as well as all of the other
people she cares about and who are meaningful to her. Yes, it was difficult to look back, and it made her
vulnerable to avoid it, but she later understands that not everything in life would remain the same, and
she realizes how she came to be living and working in the city.