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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 disgusts Tito Alvarez in Scene 14?

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

3. How does Perlita help Joey in Scene 10?

4. Where do Romeo and Trini meet in Scene 6?

5. Which character is the owner of Studio 54?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Joey Sands introduced in Scene 4?

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

3. Describe the cafe in Scene 9.

4. Who is golfing in Scene 12?

5. Why does Chiquiting become annoyed in Scene 14?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the influence of American culture on the Manila of Dogeaters. Discuss individual examples of appropriated American culture in the city. Which characters have taken on American personas? What do you think America represents to the people of the Philippines at this point in its history?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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