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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the cafe located in Scene 9?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) The central rambla.
(d) A strip mall.

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) Margaret Thatcher.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

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

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

5. In Scene 11, whose accusations does Imelda Marcos deny?
(a) Avila's.
(b) Reagan's.
(c) Perlita's.
(d) Ledesma's.

6. Where is Santos Triador in Scene 5?
(a) In America.
(b) In Senator Avila's estate.
(c) In the jungle.
(d) In prison.

7. What is unique about Daisy Avila's win in the pageant?
(a) She is the first girl under 18 to win.
(b) She is the first dark-skinned girl to win.
(c) She is the first non-loyalist to win.
(d) She is the first university student to win.

8. What interrupts Carreon as he tees off in Scene 12?
(a) A tremor.
(b) A sneezing fit.
(c) A sudden rainstorm.
(d) A cobra.

9. What is the name of the club that Pucha and Rio plan to visit in Scene 9?
(a) Viper,
(b) The Boogie Down.
(c) Plato's Retreat.
(d) Studio 54.

10. What is Senator Avila pressing the government for?
(a) Tax reform.
(b) An end to martial law.
(c) Nationalization of the banks.
(d) Free elections.

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

12. Why is Senator Avila out of place in Scene 12?
(a) He is an opposition leader.
(b) He is wheelchair-bound.
(c) He does not play golf.
(d) He does not speak the same language.

13. How did Severo Alacran's family die?
(a) They fell ill in a smallpox outbreak.
(b) They died in a traffic accident.
(c) They were killed by the Japanese.
(d) They died in a house fire.

14. What celebrity has Pucha just seen at the beginning of Scene 9?
(a) Timothy Hutton.
(b) Burt Reynolds.
(c) Brooke Shields.
(d) Corey Haim.

15. What type of frame for the narrative of the play is introduced in Scene 2?
(a) A Broadway musical.
(b) A radio show.
(c) A college history lesson.
(d) A fable.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Scene 5, what do the narrators say Santos Triador is always doing?

2. Who is Lolita Luna rumored to be having an affair with?

3. Whose books is Imelda Marcos said to have banned?

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

5. Who is Chiquiting excitedly showing off in Scene 14?

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