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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. Where does Miss Conchita Banana say you should never put bananas?

2. What does Don Jose throw in Act 1?

3. How many contests has the Beauty Queen won?

4. What does the Girl do during the Midwife's second monologue?

5. What does the Girl make her face up to look like in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the trick that Catch Woman 2 tells the Girl as to getting a man?

2. What does Miss Commonwealth recall when she runs into the Girl?

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

4. What does the MC say to Miss Commonwealth about boyfriends? What is her reply?

5. What do the Women do to the Girl in the last scene? What do they tell her?

6. Describe the character Little Miss Havana. What are her assets?

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

8. What does the Girl do as the Midwife speaks to the audience in Act 1?

9. What does Martyr 2 say about the light in her eyes?

10. What does the MC say about Latin women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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