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

2. At the beginning of Dogeaters, what national event is about to happen in Manila?
(a) Manila International Film Festival.
(b) Imelda Marcos' birthday.
(c) Philippine Independence Day.
(d) Ferdinand Marcos' Golden Jubillee.

3. What Lolita Luna movie is playing in Scene 6?
(a) Tension Point.
(b) Mistress and the Night.
(c) Agony of Love.
(d) The Ecstasy.

4. What did Mallat measure during his time in the Philippines?
(a) The beaks of hummingbirds.
(b) The natives' extremities.
(c) Orchid blooms.
(d) The coastline.

5. In Scene 3, why is Rio returning to Manila?
(a) She is attending school there.
(b) She missed her family.
(c) Her grandmother has died.
(d) She has a job there,

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these characters is not introduced in Scene 2?

2. At the beginning of Dogeaters, who does the announcer say has just met with the Marcoses?

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

4. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?

5. At the beginning of the play, what is being built in Manila?

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