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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. Who is Senator Avila speaking to in Scene 7?

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

3. What is Rio's father's new wife's claim to fame?

4. Where is the cafe located in Scene 9?

5. Who does Imelda Marcos congratulate in Scene 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the montage of Scene 15.

3. How is Joey Sands introduced in Scene 4?

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

5. In Scene 1, what is imparted to the audience through radio clips?

6. Describe the cafe in Scene 9.

7. Why does Chiquiting become annoyed in Scene 14?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the Manila of Dogeaters, dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda rely on the use of entertainment to pacify dissent and codify their power. Write a three part essay about the way the Marcoses use entertainment to consolidate power:

Part 1) Discuss the purpose of Imelda Marcoses film festival. How does the first lady characterize this festival? What are her aspirations, and how does the populace react to the arrival of stars and auteurs?

Part 2) Discuss the characters of Tito Alvarez and Lolita Luna. What are their entertainment personas and how do these personas dovetail with the Marcos aesthetic? How do these movie stars become entwined in the political?

Part 3) In summation, explore the way Imelda Marcos interacts with the media in the play. What image does the first lady want to project to her people, and how does she use the radio/television interview to do this?

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

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?

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