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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 3, why is Rio returning to Manila?
(a) She is attending school there.
(b) She has a job there,
(c) Her grandmother has died.
(d) She missed her family.

2. Who is Chiquiting excitedly showing off in Scene 14?
(a) Ledesma.
(b) Daisy Avila.
(c) Fassbinder.
(d) Perlita.

3. At the beginning of Dogeaters, what national event is about to happen in Manila?
(a) Manila International Film Festival.
(b) Imelda Marcos' birthday.
(c) Philippine Independence Day.
(d) Ferdinand Marcos' Golden Jubillee.

4. According to Pucha in Scene 9, what has changed about ethnic Filipinos?
(a) They are more forward.
(b) They are more Anglicized.
(c) They are more disenfranchised.
(d) They are less understandable.

5. In Scene 6, why does Romeo say he cannot get a drink with Trini?
(a) He does not drink.
(b) He is married.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is broke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Romeo and Trini meet in Scene 6?

2. At the beginning of the play, what is being built in Manila?

3. Who sings a lullaby to Daisy in Scene 16?

4. Who is Senator Avila speaking to in Scene 7?

5. What morose, repetitive action is Fassbinder doing throughout Scene 17?

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