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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scenes 1-8 Synopsis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?
(a) Everyone will be okay.
(b) Someone will die.
(c) Love will blossom.
(d) The Marcos regime will fall.

2. At the beginning of Dogeaters, who does the announcer say has just met with the Marcoses?
(a) Luis Bunuel.
(b) Margaret Thatcher.
(c) Yves Saint Laurent.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

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

4. Which U.S. president colonized the Philippines?
(a) Taft.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Nixon.
(d) McKinley.

5. What type of frame for the narrative of the play is introduced in Scene 2?
(a) A fable.
(b) A radio show.
(c) A college history lesson.
(d) A Broadway musical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Lolita Luna movie is playing in Scene 6?

2. What is the occupation of the person Barbara and Nestor interview in Scene 2?

3. How does Uncle stop Joey from attacking him in Scene 4?

4. How is Freddie Gonzaga related to Rio?

5. When did Jean Mallat come to the Philippines?

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