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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Joey explain in Scene 10?
(a) Dogeater.
(b) Sanug.
(c) Dialectal materialism.
(d) Jeepney.

2. Why does Pucha ostensibly berate the waiter in Scene 9?
(a) He is spitting in their tea.
(b) He is ogling Rio.
(c) He is slow.
(d) He smells.

3. When did Jean Mallat come to the Philippines?
(a) The mid-1970's.
(b) The late 19th century.
(c) The mid 17th century.
(d) The 1950's.

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

5. In Scene 14, what is Lolita Luna high on?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Quaaludes.
(d) Mescaline.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Pucha in Scene 9, what has changed about ethnic Filipinos?

2. Whose son is Boomboom?

3. What is the name of Nestor and Barbara's melodrama?

4. What is the cafe of Scene 9 made up to look like?

5. How does the famous director in Scene 10 finally persuade Joey to join him at the end of the scene?

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