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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. Who do Rio and Pucha gossip about in Scene 9?
2. Where do Romeo and Trini meet in Scene 6?
3. What rumor about Daisy Avila surfaces in Scene 10?
4. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?
5. What performer does Perlita emulate in Scene 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Daisy and Santos meeting in Scene 8.
2. How are Tito Alvarez and Lolita Luna greeted at Studio 54 in Scene 14?
3. Describe the party at the beginning of Scene 14.
4. What role does a real historical figure play in Scene 10?
5. Describe the speech that Avila delivers in Scene 7.
6. Describe the cafe in Scene 9.
7. Who do Nestor and Barbara introduce in Scene 2?
8. Why does Lieutenant Carreon skulk off in Scene 12?
9. How does Senator Avila relate to his right-wing counterparts in Scene 12?
10. How is Joey Sands introduced in Scene 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the character of Rio and how she is a surrogate. What similarities exist between Jessica Hagedorn's biography and Rio's? How is the audience's understanding of the situation in the Philippines also similar to Rio's? In what ways does Rio ask the questions of Philippine society that we too would ask?
Essay Topic 2
Early in the play, Joey Sands tells Rainer Fassbinder about the term Dogeaters, which was coined by the Americans when they colonized the Philippines. Write an essay about the colonial history of the nation, as portrayed in the play. How do individual characters relate to this history? How are they still coping with its after-effects? What does this say about the legacy of subjugation in general?
Essay Topic 3
Because the world of Dogeaters is a panorama of many characters, the intersection between high and low society is dramatized in the characters. Write an essay about three strata of Philippine society as dramatized in the play:
Part 1) Discuss the golfing party of Alacran, Ledesma, and Avila. What does this group illustrate about the ruling class in the Philippines? Are they all of a single mind? Where does their power derive from?
Part 2) Discuss the working class in the Philippines as represented by Romeo and Trini. What options are open to these individuals? What limitations do they face? Discuss how the play leaves both of these characters. What does this say about the working class in the Philippines?
Part 3) How do Perlita and Chiquiting represent a sort of intersection between the ruling and the working classes? What connection do they have between both groups? How does this make them the safest and least happy of social groups?
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