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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 Miss Chili Tamale say her dream is?

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

3. What does the Midwife say that Don Jose has gone to do?

4. What does Don Jose throw in Act 1?

5. What would the Midwife exchange a butterfly for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who enters with the Priest? What do they do?

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

6. How does Catch Woman 3 use her eyes to attract a man?

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

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

9. How does Don Jose react when the Midwife tells him he has a daughter?

10. Who is the second contestant in the beauty pageant? Where is she from?

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 term "Objectification." How does Beautiful Women exemplify the objectification of women? What scenes in the play present this objectification?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Pop Culture in Beautiful Senoritas. What forms of Pop Culture are represented in the play? What is their purpose? How do these reflect the themes of the play?

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