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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 9, Rio remembers her grandmother taking her to a movie starring who?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) James Stewart.
(c) Kim Novac.
(d) Cary Grant.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the cafe located in Scene 9?

4. Who does Romeo claim to be friends with in Scene 6?

5. What did Mallat measure during his time in the Philippines?

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