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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Pucha scandalized in Scene 9?
(a) She looses her wallet.
(b) Her sister has a room in the hotel.
(c) Rio wants to go to the old movie theater.
(d) The waiter hits on Rio.

3. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?
(a) The Marcos regime will fall.
(b) Love will blossom.
(c) Someone will die.
(d) Everyone will be okay.

4. Which character in Scene 12 refuses to enjoy himself?
(a) Senator Avila.
(b) Lieutenant Carreon.
(c) Joey Sands.
(d) Severo Alacran.

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

6. What rumor about Daisy Avila surfaces in Scene 10?
(a) She commited incest with her father.
(b) She is a Communist.
(c) She is moving to America.
(d) She is pregnant.

7. What does Trini declare herself to be at the end of Scene 6?
(a) A feminist.
(b) An artist.
(c) A socialist.
(d) An idealist.

8. Where do Romeo and Trini meet in Scene 6?
(a) A radio studio.
(b) The airport.
(c) The Odeon.
(d) The beach.

9. Which of these characters is not introduced in Scene 2?
(a) Daisy Avila.
(b) Joey Sands.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Leonor Ledesma.

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

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

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

13. What disgusts Tito Alvarez in Scene 14?
(a) Joey's music choices.
(b) Drug use.
(c) Gay activity.
(d) Progressive politics.

14. In Scene 10, what has Imelda Marcos accused of doing regarding her Film Center construction workers?
(a) Refused to recognize their union.
(b) Refusing to pay them until work is completed.
(c) Regularly sleeping with them.
(d) Burying them under the foundations.

15. At the end of Scene 14, what does Joey offer Fassbinder?
(a) An invite from the Marcoses.
(b) A free night with him.
(c) A sex show.
(d) Ecstasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 15, what does Leanor Ledesma do as she prays?

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

3. What is Rio's father's new wife's claim to fame?

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

5. Why is Senator Avila well known in the Philippines?

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