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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 periodical does Jacob work for?
2. Who is murdered in Scene 7?
3. Who tells Rio of the assassination in Scene 1?
4. How is Fassbinder distracted when Joey steals his bag in Scene 17?
5. In Scene 9, Senator Avila's ghost tells Daisy she must have what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rio react to news of the assassination in Scene 1?
2. What does Senator Avila tell Daisy in his soliloquy in Scene 16?
3. What spectral occurrence happens in Scene 1?
4. How does Ledesma assert dominance over Daisy at the end of Scene 8?
5. How does Uncle betray Joey in Scene 4?
6. What do the NPA guerrillas feel about Joey in Scene 11?
7. How does Joey relate to Fassbinder in Scene 17?
8. What state is Joey in in Scene 11?
9. How does Fassbinder show himself to be disingenuous in Scene 17?
10. In what state is Daisy Avila in Scene 16?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The character of Imelda Marcos in Dogeaters is an amalgamation of the associations held internationally about the historic figure. Write an essay analyzing the character of Imelda Marcos. What image does Imelda want to impart to her people? What narrative does she tell about herself? Discuss how her actions belie the falsehood of her personal narrative.
Essay Topic 2
The country of the Philippines is the primary character of Dogeaters, and it undergoes many changes as a political climate turns bloody. Write a three part essay about the transition the Philippines undergoes:
Part 1) Describe the Philippines at the beginning of the play. How do the Marcoses rule it, and what is the coal structure like? Discuss how the colonial history of the country has shaped Philippine society.
Part 2) The catalyzing event of Dogeaters is the murder of Senator Avila. Why is Avila murdered? How does the populace respond to the assassination? Discuss if and how Philippine society is changed by this upheaval.
Part 3) Discuss the state of the Philippines at the end of the play. What has changes in the sociopolitical climate, and what is the same as it was before? What cumulative effect did the coup have?
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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