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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 is the name of the bus that guides people throughout Havana?
2. What is the name of the hotel where Carmelita stays while she is in Havana?
3. What does the doctor create in his lab?
4. What was the former job of the host?
5. Pingalito shows Carmelita a ____ from a Cuban restaurant.
Short Essay Questions
1. Carmelita is arrested. Carmelita is taken to which facility? What types of testing must Carmelita undergo? What kind of retraining must Carmelita complete?
2. Explain the scene in Dr. Igor's lab. What are Dr. Igor's intentions and actions?
3. Discuss Carmelita's monologue with the audience regarding Chicas 2000. What does Carmelita predict will happen in that year?
4. Who is Machito? What is his role in the beginning of the play? What regrets does Carmelita have regarding Machito?
5. Who is Lota? What is her job? From which famous person is Lota descended?
6. What happens after Pingalito leaves the hospital? What do the doctors recommend? What is Carmelita's idea?
7. What is the realization Carmelita has after returning to America? What does Carmelita have to say about Cuban politics?
8. What is the new plan regarding the assassination of Maldito? Who devises the plan? Who unknowingly gets in the way?
9. What is the situation in Act II? What is Carmelita's destination? Who accompanies Carmelita? How does this scene tie together the entire story? What unusual site is seen on the journey?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pingalito Betancourt appears in many scenes and acts throughout various plays. Examine the character and how it changes. The introduction claims that Pingalito is a woman in drag. Is that noted for the actor and director only or is it a part of the play? Is Pingalito meant to be male or female? What is his/her role in the various stories? How is Pingalito connected to Carmelita, Maldito and the others? What are Pingalito's political views? Is Pingalito also a performer? Also examine Pingalito's physical attributes.
Essay Topic 2
The plays work together collectively to paint a picture of the characters. One of the techniques used by Troyano was foreshadowing. List at least three examples of foreshadowing and how they related to the rest of the stories. Likewise, Troyano used the technique of flashback, particularly when it involved her relationships in and with Cuba. List at least three examples of flashback and how they related to the rest of the stories.
Essay Topic 3
In several instances, particularly in Sor Juana: The Nightmare, there are references to mysticism. One good example is the appearance of the stigmata. Explain why Troyano included the use of mysticism in the play. Was it an effective tool? How did it relate to the rest of the story? Why did the Prosecutor doubt the veracity of the stigmata? How did it relate to Carmelita? Did Sor Juana's Catholic beliefs and practices relate to Carmelita in any way? Explain.
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