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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 Maria la O go after the Senoritas' song?

2. Why doesn't Miss Commonwealth have a boyfriend yet?

3. Who is Woman 3 previously in the beauty pageant?

4. What are Little Miss Havana's current assets?

5. What does the Girl do during the Midwife's second monologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Girl do as the Midwife speaks to the audience in Act 1?

2. What does Maria la O do in her scene? What does she complain about?

3. Who is the third contestant in the beauty pageant? What does she sing about? What has been her goal?

4. What do the Women combine to say about their daughters in the end of Act 2?

5. What does Martyr 2 say about the light in her eyes?

6. What do the Catch Women say in unison? What do they do after their demonstration on the Man?

7. What does Miss Chili Tamale say is her dream? Why?

8. What do the Women speak of hearing while they dance in Act 2?

9. What does the Daughter want to do? What does her mother say?

10. What does the Man tell the Researcher that his wife does all day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of symbolism and motif in the play. Define these terms and give examples of each within the text. What is the primary motif used in Beautiful Senoritas? How are these symbols and motifs used to illuminate the themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of the Girl. What is the journey this character undergoes throughout the play? What are her actions? What influences this character?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the disparity of gender roles and expectations presented in the play. How are these exemplified in the text? In which scenes? Which characters are representative of these inequalities?

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