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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Scenes 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of the person Barbara and Nestor interview in Scene 2?
(a) Astronomer.
(b) Dictator.
(c) Pornographic film star.
(d) Jesuit priest.

2. What does Imelda say about Daisy Avila in Scene 10?
(a) She has been released.
(b) She has died in childbirth.
(c) She is on her way to England.
(d) She was never questioned.

3. What does Daisy Avila continuously call for in Scene 16?
(a) Santos.
(b) Death.
(c) Water.
(d) Her mother.

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

5. What does the audience hear before the lights come up at the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) Radio clips.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Sounds of lovemaking.
(d) Gun shots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following celebrities is not mentioned among the list in Scene 13?

2. What special room in Alacran's room does Scene 6 take place in?

3. Who does Imelda Marcos congratulate in Scene 11?

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

5. How does Rio present herself in Scene 3?

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