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

2. Why does Avila think he is safe from Marcos' retribution?
(a) He is friends with Ledesma.
(b) He is retiring.
(c) He thinks Marcos will be overthrown soon.
(d) He has sworn a loyalty oath.

3. In Scene 10, why is Joey excited about the night's DJ gig?
(a) He is being paid double.
(b) He is playing one of his own songs.
(c) Imelda may attend.
(d) He has never DJ'ed before.

4. In Scene 6, why does Romeo say he cannot get a drink with Trini?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He is broke.
(c) He does not drink.
(d) He is married.

5. At the end of Scene 5, what do the narrators say Santos Triador is always doing?
(a) Plotting against the Marcos regime.
(b) Cheating on Daisy.
(c) Reading Marx.
(d) Watching Daisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Rio and Pucha gossip about in Scene 9?

2. How does the famous director in Scene 10 finally persuade Joey to join him at the end of the scene?

3. Who does Imelda Marcos congratulate in Scene 11?

4. In Scene 3, why is Rio returning to Manila?

5. What is the occupation of the person Barbara and Nestor interview in Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Scene 4, how does Uncle goad Joey?

5. What is a dogeater?

6. Who is golfing in Scene 12?

7. Describe the cafe in Scene 9.

8. What does Rio think about the Manila she has returned to?

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

10. How does Pucha treat the waiter in Scene 9?

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