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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the ghost of Senator Avila first ask of Daisy in Scene 9?
(a) A hug.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Assurance she will not die.
(d) A grandchild.

2. Where is Santos in Scene 16?
(a) The mountains.
(b) Manila.
(c) America.
(d) The boglands.

3. What does Daisy confess in Scene 4?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) Lust.
(c) Avarice.
(d) Carelessness.

4. Why is Joey ill in Scene 11?
(a) He is withdrawing from heroin.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He has dysentery.
(d) He has whooping cough.

5. In Scene 11, what are most of the guerrillas' attitudes toward Joey?
(a) They are in love with him.
(b) They are disgusted by him.
(c) They pity him.
(d) They are amused by him.

6. In Scene 16, who does Senator Avila say Daisy is like?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Himself.
(c) Imelda Marcos.
(d) Her mother.

7. Which of the following is something that is related to have happened after the assassination in Scene 4?
(a) The roads have been blockaded.
(b) The Avila house was burned down.
(c) Ferdinand Marcos has stepped down.
(d) The media was shut down.

8. What are Joey and Fassbinder doing at the beginning of Scene 17?
(a) Doing shots.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Praying.
(d) Conducting a press interview.

9. What is the name of the camp in which Daisy is held captive?
(a) Correspondence.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Redding.

10. What disingenuous comment does Fassbinder make to Joey at the beginning of Scene 17?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He wants to move to Manila.
(c) He thinks Joey is an artistic soul.
(d) His life has been leading to their meeting.

11. What does Imelda ask Bob Stone out of nowhere in Scene 10?
(a) His city of origin.
(b) His sign.
(c) His favorite film.
(d) His political leanings.

12. Who -not at the scene of the assassination - starts crying in Scene 17?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Trini.
(c) Perlita.
(d) Daisy.

13. Where is Senator Avila shot?
(a) In front of the palace.
(b) A hotel lobby.
(c) At his house.
(d) On the street.

14. What morose, repetitive action is Fassbinder doing throughout Scene 17?
(a) Drinking his coffee.
(b) Taking photos.
(c) Kicking a stone.
(d) Touching Joey's leg.

15. What does Rio rail against at the end of Scene 1?
(a) Philippine filmmaking.
(b) The overdevelopment of Manila.
(c) Her poor education.
(d) Class warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who emerges from the confessional in Scene 4?

2. How does Joey entertain himself in Scene 17?

3. What is Rio doing at the beginning of Scene 1?

4. Which character does not appear in Scene 2?

5. Who is the only witness to Avila's murder in Scene 17?

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