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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 does Imelda ask Bob Stone out of nowhere in Scene 10?

2. What does Daisy curse in Scene 9?

3. What can Senator Avila in succeed in doing with his daughter in Scene 16?

4. How is Fassbinder distracted when Joey steals his bag in Scene 17?

5. Who does Joey first tell about witnessing the assassination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about life in Manila at the end of Scene 4?

2. How does Fassbinder show himself to be disingenuous in Scene 17?

3. What do the NPA guerrillas feel about Joey in Scene 11?

4. How does Perlita save Joey's life in Scene 5?

5. How does Imelda describe herself at the end of Scene 10?

6. Describe the action at the beginning of Scene 17.

7. Why is Lolita Luna worried in Scene 6?

8. How is Romeo killed in Scene 7?

9. In what state is Daisy Avila in Scene 16?

10. How is Joey connected to the assassination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Dogeaters, Jessica Hagedorn juxtaposes the capital city of Manila, the stronghold of the Marcoses, with the hinterland of the Philippine mountain areas. The latter is the provenance for the NPA. Write an essay about the juxtaposition of these two settings:

Part 1) How has Manila changed at the beginning of the play? Discuss the changes that the Marcos regime has enacted. What are they modeling their capital city on, and how do the people of the Philippines feel about this development?

Part 2) Describe the mountain regions outside Manila. How are they different from the rest of the settings in Dogeaters? What groups congregate in this region, and what is their relationship to the Marcos regime?

Essay Topic 2

Dogeaters is a sweeping narrative, and it is a play, allowing it many devices to impart information. Write an essay about the use of dramatic devices to impart information to the audience/reader:

Part 1) Discuss the framing device of the play. What is the function of Barbara and Nestor, both as individuals and as devices in the plot? How does the radio drama alter the tone of the play?

Part 2) Write an analysis of the sexual montage that occurs near the end of Act I. Which characters in the play are involved? Do any of them enjoy themselves? How does Hagedorn interweave the different sexual encounters?

Part 3) Discuss the use of monologue in the play. When characters speak directly to the audience, what do they impart? Are they covering narrative, adding emotional nuance, or both? Does the monologue affect the flow of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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