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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. While they have sex in Scene 15, what does Romeo accidentally call Trini?

2. Who is Senator Avila speaking to in Scene 7?

3. Which character is the owner of Studio 54?

4. Who does Imelda Marcos congratulate in Scene 11?

5. What does Perlita warn Joey about Uncle in Scene 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Joey Sands introduced in Scene 4?

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

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

4. What information about Daisy Avila do Nest and Barbara impart in Scene 5?

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

6. What role does a real historical figure play in Scene 10?

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

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

9. Describe Daisy and Santos meeting in Scene 8.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the character of Rio and how she is a surrogate. What similarities exist between Jessica Hagedorn's biography and Rio's? How is the audience's understanding of the situation in the Philippines also similar to Rio's? In what ways does Rio ask the questions of Philippine society that we too would ask?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Dogeaters is a sweeping narrative, and it is a play, allowing it many devices to impart information. Write an essay about the use of dramatic devices to impart information to the audience/reader:

Part 1) Discuss the framing device of the play. What is the function of Barbara and Nestor, both as individuals and as devices in the plot? How does the radio drama alter the tone of the play?

Part 2) Write an analysis of the sexual montage that occurs near the end of Act I. Which characters in the play are involved? Do any of them enjoy themselves? How does Hagedorn interweave the different sexual encounters?

Part 3) Discuss the use of monologue in the play. When characters speak directly to the audience, what do they impart? Are they covering narrative, adding emotional nuance, or both? Does the monologue affect the flow of the narrative?

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