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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 celebrity has Pucha just seen at the beginning of Scene 9?

2. According to Pucha in Scene 9, what has changed about ethnic Filipinos?

3. In Scene 12, what does Alacran press Avila about?

4. Why does Pucha ostensibly berate the waiter in Scene 9?

5. How does Perlita help Joey in Scene 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the party at the beginning of Scene 14.

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

7. Why does Chiquiting become annoyed in Scene 14?

8. How do Trini and Romeo meet in Scene 6?

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

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

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

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 3

Early in the play, Joey Sands tells Rainer Fassbinder about the term Dogeaters, which was coined by the Americans when they colonized the Philippines. Write an essay about the colonial history of the nation, as portrayed in the play. How do individual characters relate to this history? How are they still coping with its after-effects? What does this say about the legacy of subjugation in general?

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