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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Girl make her face up to look like in Act 1?
(a) A beauty queen.
(b) A clown.
(c) A demon.
(d) A butterfly.

2. What does Miss Chili Tamale say her dream is?
(a) To marry a rich Cuban.
(b) To marry a rich American.
(c) To become an actress.
(d) To marry a rich Mexican.

3. What does the Beauty Queen say that she does every day?
(a) Washes dishes.
(b) Bathes her dog.
(c) Straightens her hair.
(d) Waxes her legs.

4. Why doesn't Miss Commonwealth have a boyfriend yet?
(a) She's shy.
(b) Her father won't let her.
(c) She's pregnant.
(d) Her mother won't let her.

5. What does the Midwife talk about in her stomach?
(a) A hunger.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A baby.
(d) A sorrow.

6. Which character speaks first in the play?
(a) Mother.
(b) Don Luis.
(c) Don Jose.
(d) Girl.

7. What is the name of the first song the Senoritas sing in Act 1?
(a) "The Ciruchi Cha Cha."
(b) "Chico's Song."
(c) "The Beautiful Senoritas Song."
(d) "The Song of the Woman."

8. What does Miss Conchita Banana say her motto is?
(a) "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
(b) "Keep your man happy."
(c) "A banana a day keeps the doctor away."
(d) "Cook, clean, and sew well."

9. What does the MC point to while saying, "You have everything a man wants"?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her breasts.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her backside.

10. What is "carried by the winds of emotion," according to the Midwife?
(a) The butterfly.
(b) The woman.
(c) The smile.
(d) The heart.

11. What does the Beauty Queen practice daily?
(a) Her dancing.
(b) Her smile.
(c) Her knife throwing.
(d) Her singing.

12. Which Senorita resembles Maria la O?
(a) Senorita #1.
(b) Senorita #3.
(c) Senorita #4.
(d) Senorita #2.

13. Where does Maria la O go after the Senoritas' song?
(a) A nursery.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Her dressing room.
(d) A hospital room.

14. What does Miss Commonwealth sing of?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Food stamps.
(c) Steaks.
(d) Cheeseburgers.

15. What do the women freeze in the style of after they complete their songs?
(a) A doll.
(b) A cat.
(c) A man.
(d) A mime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song plays when Miss Commonwealth appears?

2. What magazine does the Beauty Queen want to be on the cover of?

3. What does the girl who went to see the ocean carry with her?

4. How old was the Beauty Queen when she entered her first contest?

5. Which contestant has the name Lupe Lupita Guadalupe Viva Zapata y Enchilada?

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