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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. In Scene 6, what has Lolita heard about Daisy Avila?

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

3. What is Imelda particularly proud of regarding the shoes she shows in Scene 10?

4. Where is Senator Avila shot?

5. What does Daisy debate to herself after confession in Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Lolita Luna worried in Scene 6?

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

7. How is Daisy interrogated in Scene 8?

8. What state is Joey in in Scene 11?

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

10. What spectral occurrence happens in Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ruling class of the Philippines in Dogeaters is portrayed as profoundly perverse in its world view. Write an essay about how General Ledesma represents this perversion? How is his entire being in the early scenes a form of deception? What truth do his interactions with both Lolita Luna and Daisy Avila represent about power-holders in a dictatorship?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Dogeaters does not have a clearly defines single protagonists, only characters that are points of entry for audience sympathies. Three characters undergo significant arcs and could serve the role of protagonist. In an essay, discuss the arc of each. What normal existence does each character have at the beginning? How do the events of the play shatter this normalcy? Where does this character end the play? What is his or her catharsis?

Part 1) Joey Sands

Part 2) Daisy Avila

Part 3) Rio

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