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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. In Scene 1, what has Daisy Avila just won?
2. Why does Carreon not want to play golf in Scene 12?
3. Why is Uncle berating Joey in Scene 4?
4. Why is the Odeon failing in Manila?
5. Who drags Lolita Luna out of Studio 54 in Scene 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role does a real historical figure play in Scene 10?
2. What is peculiar about the tryst between Trini and Romeo in Scene 15?
3. How are Tito Alvarez and Lolita Luna greeted at Studio 54 in Scene 14?
4. What information about Daisy Avila do Nest and Barbara impart in Scene 5?
5. How do Trini and Romeo meet in Scene 6?
6. How does Imelda Marcos defend herself in Scene 11?
7. How does Pucha treat the waiter in Scene 9?
8. Describe the speech that Avila delivers in Scene 7.
9. Describe Daisy and Santos meeting in Scene 8.
10. Why does Rio Gonzaga return to Manila in Scene 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The character of Imelda Marcos in Dogeaters is an amalgamation of the associations held internationally about the historic figure. Write an essay analyzing the character of Imelda Marcos. What image does Imelda want to impart to her people? What narrative does she tell about herself? Discuss how her actions belie the falsehood of her personal narrative.
Essay Topic 2
In Dogeaters, Jessica Hagedorn juxtaposes the capital city of Manila, the stronghold of the Marcoses, with the hinterland of the Philippine mountain areas. The latter is the provenance for the NPA. Write an essay about the juxtaposition of these two settings:
Part 1) How has Manila changed at the beginning of the play? Discuss the changes that the Marcos regime has enacted. What are they modeling their capital city on, and how do the people of the Philippines feel about this development?
Part 2) Describe the mountain regions outside Manila. How are they different from the rest of the settings in Dogeaters? What groups congregate in this region, and what is their relationship to the Marcos regime?
Essay Topic 3
The world of Manila in Dogeaters is one in which everything and everyone is for sale. In an essay, chart Rainer Fassbinder's experience in the city as an illustration of this. What does Fassbinder buy with his western dollars over the course of the play? Who does he exploit and what does he damage in the process? Discuss how someone like Fassbinder rationalizes this exploitation.
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