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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 does Little Miss Havana change into during the beauty pageant?

2. What song plays when Miss Commonwealth appears?

3. What does the midwife say is like a "burned-out star wandering through the galaxies"?

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

5. What is the title that the Beauty Queen holds now?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss Commonwealth? What does she sing about? What are her goals?

2. What do the Women combine to say about their daughters in the end of Act 2?

3. What do the Women see in each other at the end of the play? What does the Girl do?

4. What do the Beautiful Senoritas sing about in their opening song?

5. What does the Midwife tell Maria la O as she is leaving? Why?

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

7. What does the Chaperone give to the Senoritas? What do they do after this?

8. What happened to Senorita 3's sister?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of "Machismo" or "Patriarchy." How does Prida portray this theme through the play? Which characters embody machismo characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of the Girl. What is the journey this character undergoes throughout the play? What are her actions? What influences this character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of music in the play. How and why is music implemented? What do the characters relate regarding music and their culture? What is the style of the music?

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