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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cafe of Scene 9 made up to look like?

2. In Scene 9, Rio remembers her grandmother taking her to a movie starring who?

3. What interrupts Carreon as he tees off in Scene 12?

4. What is the name of Nestor and Barbara's melodrama?

5. Whose books is Imelda Marcos said to have banned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who do Nestor and Barbara introduce in Scene 2?

4. Who is golfing in Scene 12?

5. Why does Rio Gonzaga return to Manila in Scene 3?

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

7. How does Imelda Marcos defend herself in Scene 11?

8. Describe the cafe in Scene 9.

9. What state is Joey in when he enters in Scene 10?

10. What do Nestor and Barbara say about Philippines history in Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The world of Dogeaters is one in which the line between life and death is not a concrete partition. Write a three part essay about characters who return to the land of the living after death. How do they appear in the play? What is the purpose of the return, and how do the other characters interact with the dead one?

Part 1) Mallat

Part 2) Lola

Part 3) Avila

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the character of Joey Sands. How does his journey over the course of the play lead to his realization that he loves his country? What does his role as the sole witness of the Avila assassination change about his character? Was he initially a progressive individual? What does he discover about himself when forced to leave his home?

Essay Topic 3

Dogeaters does not have a clearly defines single protagonists, only characters that are points of entry for audience sympathies. Three characters undergo significant arcs and could serve the role of protagonist. In an essay, discuss the arc of each. What normal existence does each character have at the beginning? How do the events of the play shatter this normalcy? Where does this character end the play? What is his or her catharsis?

Part 1) Joey Sands

Part 2) Daisy Avila

Part 3) Rio

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