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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. How does Woman 2 say her mother and grandmother walked the land?

2. What are Senoritas "always ready for" according to the song?

3. What does Little Miss Havana wear?

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

5. Who says, "In Managua, in San Juan, in an Andes mountain town. She'll be put on a pedestal and trampled upon at the same time"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Martyr 1 tell the Girl about?

5. Which Catch Woman speaks about jealousy? What does she suggest?

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

7. What does the MC say about Latin women?

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

9. How is the setting for the play described? How do the scene changes take place?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the tragic and comic elements of Beautiful Senoritas. Which characters embody tragedy and which reflect the comedy? How is Prida's use of comedy useful to expressing the messages in the play?

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