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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Imelda Marcos congratulate in Scene 11?
(a) Rainer Fassbinder.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Daisy Avila.
(d) General Ledesma.

3. 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.

4. What performer does Perlita emulate in Scene 14?
(a) Diana Ross.
(b) Donna Summers.
(c) Gloria Gaynor.
(d) Lena Horne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 11, whose accusations does Imelda Marcos deny?

2. Why is Senator Avila out of place in Scene 12?

3. In Scene 11, what does Imelda promise about her film festival?

4. Where is Santos Triador in Scene 5?

5. How does Perlita help Joey in Scene 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is peculiar about the tryst between Trini and Romeo in Scene 15?

2. In Scene 9, how does Rio's story about her grandmother reflect the changing Manila?

3. Describe the montage of Scene 15.

4. How does Scene 11 end on an incongruously upbeat note?

5. Who is golfing in Scene 12?

6. Why does Lieutenant Carreon skulk off in Scene 12?

7. What is a dogeater?

8. Why does Chiquiting become annoyed in Scene 14?

9. Describe the speech that Avila delivers in Scene 7.

10. At the beginning of Scene 10, what do Perlita and Chiquiting gossip about?

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