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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Scenes 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Rio teaching creative writing in America?
(a) Autistic children.
(b) Homeless women.
(c) Newly arrived Mexican immigrants.
(d) Prisoners.

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

3. How does Joey entertain himself in Scene 17?
(a) He berates the waiter.
(b) He tells wild lies to Fassbinder.
(c) He make up haikus.
(d) He throws sugar packets at passers-by.

4. How does Uncle stop Joey from attacking him in Scene 4?
(a) He gets him high.
(b) He kisses him.
(c) He threatens not to get him work.
(d) He pulls a knife on him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Rio of the assassination in Scene 1?

2. What does Rio wonder aloud at the end of Scene 14?

3. In Scene 9, why is Rio sad?

4. In Scene 12, what does Alacran press Avila about?

5. Who does Imelda Marcos congratulate in Scene 11?

(see the answer key)

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