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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 is the name of Nestor and Barbara's melodrama?
(a) Amorous Tempest.
(b) Love Letters.
(c) Passions of the Heart.
(d) Joys and Terrors.

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

3. Who are Nestor Noralez and Barbara Villanueva?
(a) Itinerrants in Manila.
(b) FIlm critics.
(c) Radio stars.
(d) Former Philippine presidents.

4. In Scene 1, what has Daisy Avila just won?
(a) A Philippines Oscar.
(b) A Rhodes scholariship.
(c) Miss Philippines title.
(d) A literary prize.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Santos Triador in Scene 5?

2. What is the NPA?

3. What does the audience hear before the lights come up at the beginning of Scene 1?

4. In Scene 6, why does Romeo say he cannot get a drink with Trini?

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

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