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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. Pingalito shows Carmelita a ____ from a Cuban restaurant.

2. What does the doctor steal from Carmelita?

3. Carmelita is questioned on which subject?

4. What was the former job of the host?

5. What type of cookie did Proust eat to cure his amnesia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Machito? What is his role in the beginning of the play? What regrets does Carmelita have regarding Machito?

2. What is the DNA RA and BMU? What is its purpose?

3. How do the clones meet Carmelita? What is their reaction to meeting their bio-original for the first time? Where had they met before?

4. What is the new plan regarding the assassination of Maldito? Who devises the plan? Who unknowingly gets in the way?

5. What is the main topic of "Milk of Amnesia?" On what was the play based?

6. What happens after Pingalito leaves the hospital? What do the doctors recommend? What is Carmelita's idea?

7. What are some of the things Carmelita does in order to try to restore her memory?

8. Explain the opening of Chicas 2000. What is the setting for the first scene? Who is in attendance at the time? Who gives a monologue? What is the topic?

9. What happens to Carmelita to jog her memory? What type of things does Carmelita remember?

10. Describe Carmelita's return trip to Cuba.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Archbishop and Prosecutor were one in the same when he appeared before Juana and Maria Luisa. What is the role of an archbishop? Why is the Archbishop also a Prosecutor? What is the Inquisition? How does it affect Juana? What is the purpose of the Inquisition? Who was affected? What was the role of the Prosecutor? What was the role of the church? How long did the Inquisition last? What was the outcome? How did it affect the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Carmelita Tropicana introduces Machito and Sophia as her siblings. What is the relationship between Carmelita Tropicana and her younger brother Machito? What is the relationship between Carmelita Tropicana and her sister Sophia? What is the relationship between Machito and Sophia?

Essay Topic 3

The Dictator calls Carmelita regarding the activities in downtown Manhattan. What type of activities took place in Manhattan? Who participated? What were the consequences of the activities? Who arranged the activities? Who is the Dictator? How was s/he involved? What was the relationship between the Dictator and Carmelita? What happened to the Dictator after the raid? Did the Dictator and Carmelita have any contact after Carmelita's arrest or incarceration in BMU? Explain.

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