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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 special room in Alacran's room does Scene 6 take place in?

2. Who sings a lullaby to Daisy in Scene 16?

3. Who emerges from the confessional in Scene 4?

4. What is Lolita worried about in Scene 6?

5. Who is murdered in Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Lolita Luna worried in Scene 6?

7. How is Daisy interrogated in Scene 8?

8. How is Joey connected to the assassination?

9. Describe Daisy's Scene 9 interaction with her dead father.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the character of Daisy Avila. To what extent does she exist in the intersection between the workers and the ruling class? Why is she dangerous to the powers that be? Chart her character arc. How does she transition from uncertainty to certainty about her role in society? Where does she end her journey?

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