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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 does the audience hear before the lights come up at the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) Gun shots.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Radio clips.
(d) Sounds of lovemaking.

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

3. What is the NPA?
(a) The loyalist political party.
(b) An insurgent group.
(c) The premier Philippine film school.
(d) A trade workers' union.

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

5. Which of these characters is not introduced in Scene 2?
(a) Joey Sands.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Leonor Ledesma.
(d) Daisy Avila.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who are Nestor Noralez and Barbara Villanueva?

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

5. Why is Uncle berating Joey in Scene 4?

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