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

2. What does the Beauty Queen practice daily?

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

4. Who does Little Miss Havana change into during the beauty pageant?

5. Who says, "The girl who had never seen the ocean decided one day to see it"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Midwife say about a butterfly? What would she trade a butterfly for?

3. What does Martyr 1 tell the Girl about?

4. What does the MC say about Latin women?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens in the dance scene? How is the Man dressed in this scene?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting and characters in Beautiful Senoritas. Why is the staging designed as it is? What freedom does this permit the actors? What is the meaning of the lack of character names? What effect does this have? How does it relate to the themes of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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