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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who originated the term Joey explains in Scene 10?
(a) The Americans.
(b) Filipinos.
(c) Australian natives.
(d) Europeans.

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

4. Who is Lolita Luna rumored to be having an affair with?
(a) General Ledesma.
(b) President Marcos.
(c) Senator Avila.
(d) Rainer Fassbinder.

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

6. What does Rio say disgusts her in Scene 9?
(a) Her father's new wife.
(b) Her food at the cafe.
(c) The new multiplex.
(d) The behavior of the Marcos regime.

7. What is significant about the day of Scene 12?
(a) It is the anniversary of the Philippine independence.
(b) It is Daisy Avila's birthday.
(c) It is Christmas.
(d) It is the first day of the film festival.

8. What Lolita Luna movie is playing in Scene 6?
(a) Tension Point.
(b) Agony of Love.
(c) The Ecstasy.
(d) Mistress and the Night.

9. Who did Fassbinder dance with all night at the ball?
(a) Daisy Avila.
(b) Chiquiting..
(c) Imelda Marcos.
(d) Pucha.

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

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

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

13. In Scene 12, what does Alacran press Avila about?
(a) Daisy's boyfriend.
(b) His intentions to run for president.
(c) The secret to his golf swing.
(d) A recommendation for the film festival.

14. Who drags Lolita Luna out of Studio 54 in Scene 14?
(a) Joey Sands.
(b) Perlita.
(c) General Ledesma.
(d) Tito.

15. What does Alacran recommend in Scene 12 after Carreon skulks off?
(a) A debate about the Marcos regime.
(b) A friendly wager.
(c) A drink.
(d) A film screening.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jean Mallat come to the Philippines?

2. What does Perlita warn Joey about Uncle in Scene 10?

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

4. Why does Pucha ostensibly berate the waiter in Scene 9?

5. What rumor about Daisy Avila surfaces in Scene 10?

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