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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scenes 1-8 Synopsis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rio present herself in Scene 3?
(a) Brusk and rude.
(b) Tired and flirty.
(c) Ditsy and cloying.
(d) Respectful and subservient.

2. What is the NPA?
(a) The premier Philippine film school.
(b) An insurgent group.
(c) A trade workers' union.
(d) The loyalist political party.

3. In Scene 1, what has Daisy Avila just won?
(a) Miss Philippines title.
(b) A Rhodes scholariship.
(c) A literary prize.
(d) A Philippines Oscar.

4. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?
(a) Everyone will be okay.
(b) Love will blossom.
(c) Someone will die.
(d) The Marcos regime will fall.

5. At the beginning of Dogeaters, who does the announcer say has just met with the Marcoses?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Luis Bunuel.
(c) Yves Saint Laurent.
(d) Margaret Thatcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Uncle stop Joey from attacking him in Scene 4?

2. What is unique about Daisy Avila's win in the pageant?

3. What Lolita Luna movie is playing in Scene 6?

4. When did Jean Mallat come to the Philippines?

5. What does the audience hear before the lights come up at the beginning of Scene 1?

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