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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. The poem mentions which animal?
2. What is Pingalito's last name?
3. In what year did the play debut?
4. Who does Carmelita shoot?
5. The women wait until which holiday to escape?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Carmelita's return trip to Cuba.
2. Who is Desiree? Who is Rodesia? How do their characters affect Carmelita?
3. When did the Cuban Revolution take place? What character is used to represent the evil Cuban military?
4. What is the new plan regarding the assassination of Maldito? Who devises the plan? Who unknowingly gets in the way?
5. Discuss Carmelita's monologue with the audience regarding Chicas 2000. What does Carmelita predict will happen in that year?
6. How does Pingalito know Carmelita? What happens when Pingalito hears that Carmelita has amnesia? What does Pingalito do to try to rouse Carmelita? Does the plan work?
7. Who is Machito? What is his role in the beginning of the play? What regrets does Carmelita have regarding Machito?
8. What is the DNA RA and BMU? What is its purpose?
9. Describe the opening of the play and the setting used by the author. Where is the play set? Who is the narrator?
10. Who is Pingalito? Where else has the character appeared? When did he meet Carmelita?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a short story, essay or extended journal entries from the point of view of Carmelita covering the next 5-10 years. What direction will Carmelita's life take? How will Carmelita's political positions change? How will Carmelita's career change? Give as much detail as possible.
Essay Topic 2
Carmelita worked at the Tropicana in Havana before going to the United States. After Carmelita arrived in the United States she opened a similar nightclub, also called the Tropicana, in Manhattan. What types of nightclubs were the Tropicanas? Compare and contrast the two clubs. What were the biggest similarities? Did Carmelita operate both nightclubs? What happened to each club? Who was involved in the destruction of at least one of the clubs? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Sor Juana: The Nightmare is a surreal piece about a 17th century Mexican nun. Examine Troyano's use of the nightmare in explaining Juana's talent, beliefs, and commitments. What is the purpose of the nightmare? How does the play fit in with Carmelita's story? Which parts, if any, of the nightmare were real? What do you think happened with Juana? What might have happened to the vicereine? Did their relationship continue? Was Juana's work ever published?
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