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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song plays for Little Miss Havana's entrance?
(a) "Cuando sali de Mexico."
(b) "The Cuban Salsa."
(c) "Cuban Corretega."
(d) "Cuando sali de Cuba."

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

3. What song plays when Miss Commonwealth appears?
(a) "Mexican Republic Song."
(b) "Cuando sali de Cuba."
(c) "Cuando sali de Mexico."
(d) "Cortaron a Elena."

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

5. How old was the Beauty Queen when she entered her first contest?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Woman 3 previously in the beauty pageant?

2. What does Maria la O do in her scene with the Beauty Queen?

3. What does Miss Chili Tamale say she needs?

4. What does Miss Commonwealth sing of?

5. Who says, "No one knows me. They see me passing by, but they don't know me. They don't see me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Catch Women say in unison? What do they do after their demonstration on the Man?

2. In what state is the Girl in the last scene of the play? How do the Women react to her?

3. Why does the girl who Miss Commonwealth speaks of always smile?

4. What does the Gurrillera tell the Martyrs they must do before the meeting? What do they do?

5. Describe the character Little Miss Havana. What are her assets?

6. What happened to Senorita 3's sister?

7. What do the Women speak of hearing while they dance in Act 2?

8. Why does Martyr 2 hold her side? Why is she in pain?

9. What does Miss Commonwealth recall when she runs into the Girl?

10. What does Maria la O do in her scene? What does she complain about?

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