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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Uncle berating Joey in Scene 4?
(a) He is high.
(b) He is listening to the radio.
(c) He has been out of town.
(d) He has been turning tricks on the side.

2. In his soliloquy in Scene 16, what does Senator Avila beg his daughter to do?
(a) FInd love.
(b) Die quietly.
(c) Regain her senses.
(d) Leave Manila.

3. Why is the Odeon failing in Manila?
(a) Fewer films are coming to the Philippines.
(b) A new multiplex has opened.
(c) The Film Center construction is blocking the entrance.
(d) The owners are trying to sink it.

4. Why is Senator Avila out of place in Scene 12?
(a) He is wheelchair-bound.
(b) He does not speak the same language.
(c) He is an opposition leader.
(d) He does not play golf.

5. What is significant about the day of Scene 12?
(a) It is Christmas.
(b) It is Daisy Avila's birthday.
(c) It is the first day of the film festival.
(d) It is the anniversary of the Philippine independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What performer does Perlita emulate in Scene 14?

2. According to Pucha in Scene 9, what has changed about ethnic Filipinos?

3. How did Severo Alacran's family die?

4. At the end of Scene 14, what does Joey offer Fassbinder?

5. How does Uncle stop Joey from attacking him in Scene 4?

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