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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 do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?

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

3. Which of these characters is not introduced in Scene 2?

4. In Scene 6, why does Romeo say he cannot get a drink with Trini?

5. Who originated the term Joey explains in Scene 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are Tito Alvarez and Lolita Luna greeted at Studio 54 in Scene 14?

5. How is Joey Sands introduced in Scene 4?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The world of Manila in Dogeaters is one in which everything and everyone is for sale. In an essay, chart Rainer Fassbinder's experience in the city as an illustration of this. What does Fassbinder buy with his western dollars over the course of the play? Who does he exploit and what does he damage in the process? Discuss how someone like Fassbinder rationalizes this exploitation.

Essay Topic 2

The ruling class of the Philippines in Dogeaters is portrayed as profoundly perverse in its world view. Write an essay about how General Ledesma represents this perversion? How is his entire being in the early scenes a form of deception? What truth do his interactions with both Lolita Luna and Daisy Avila represent about power-holders in a dictatorship?

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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