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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. What does the Beauty Queen want to be discovered and become?

2. What does Miss Conchita Banana throw into the audience?

3. Who does the MC say the beauties of the tropical Caribbean will compete against?

4. Which character stays after the other Senoritas leave to take more bows?

5. What does the MC say that Latin women are always ready for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Mother tell the Martyrs in Act 2?

2. Who "catches" the Man, of the Catch Women? What does the Girl do after they exit?

3. What advice does the Mother/Mama tell the Girl about being a woman?

4. What happened to Senorita 3's sister?

5. What does the Man tell the Researcher that his wife does all day?

6. What does the Daughter announce to her Mother in Act 2? What does her Mother say to her?

7. What does the Father tell the Daughter when she asks to go outside?

8. How does Catch Woman 1 tell the Girl to get a man?

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

10. Who is the third contestant in the beauty pageant? What does she sing about? What has been her goal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the disparity of gender roles and expectations presented in the play. How are these exemplified in the text? In which scenes? Which characters are representative of these inequalities?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the Midwife in Beautiful Senoritas. What does her monologue mean in Act 1, and how is this text reflective of Prida's themes in the play?

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