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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 midwife say is like a "burned-out star wandering through the galaxies"?

2. Who is Senorita #2 dressed as?

3. What is the Beauty Queen's son's name?

4. What does the MC point to while saying, "You have everything a man wants"?

5. What is "carried by the winds of emotion," according to the Midwife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Nun tell the Girl to do? Why?

3. What does Martyr 1 tell the Girl about?

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

5. What does the Girl do after the Martyrs speak of their woes?

6. What will Don Jose do if his wife has a son?

7. What is "The Wedding Song" about? Who sings it?

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

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

10. What does the Chaperone do when the Man asks the Girl to dance? What does she do when he dances too close?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ways in which the characters break the fourth wall. What does this phrase mean? What effect does this produce? Why do characters in the play break from the action?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "Stereotype" in Beautiful Senoritas. How does Prida choose to present this theme? Which characters are embodiments of stereotypes? How is this illuminated? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "Complicity" in Beautiful Senoritas. What does this word mean? How are the characters complicit in the play? Why? How do they feel about their roles in society?

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