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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 Avila say he is at the end of Scene 16?

2. Which of the following is something that is related to have happened after the assassination in Scene 4?

3. Who does Perlita order to watch Joey in Scene 5?

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

5. What does Rio rail against at the end of Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Daisy Avila doing when she is arrested in Scene 4?

5. How does Ledesma assert dominance over Daisy at the end of Scene 8?

6. How does Rio react to news of the assassination in Scene 1?

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

8. How does Imelda Marcos foil Bob Stone's planned interview in Scene 10?

9. How is Romeo killed in Scene 7?

10. Describe the assassination of Senator Avila at the end of Act I.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the world of Studio 54 and its ambiguous relationship to the zeitgeist of Manila. Describe the world that Perlita has created. How does it reflect a progressive attitude that is anathema to the Marcos platform? Why is the club valued by Imelda Marcos and her people? In the end, how does the club allow Perlita and Chiquiting to pass between two worlds?

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

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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