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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scenes 1-8 Synopsis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Nestor and Barbara's melodrama?
(a) Love Letters.
(b) Joys and Terrors.
(c) Passions of the Heart.
(d) Amorous Tempest.

2. In Scene 1, what has Daisy Avila just won?
(a) A literary prize.
(b) A Rhodes scholariship.
(c) Miss Philippines title.
(d) A Philippines Oscar.

3. What did Mallat measure during his time in the Philippines?
(a) The beaks of hummingbirds.
(b) The natives' extremities.
(c) Orchid blooms.
(d) The coastline.

4. At the end of Scene 5, what do the narrators say Santos Triador is always doing?
(a) Reading Marx.
(b) Plotting against the Marcos regime.
(c) Cheating on Daisy.
(d) Watching Daisy.

5. What Lolita Luna movie is playing in Scene 6?
(a) Tension Point.
(b) Mistress and the Night.
(c) Agony of Love.
(d) The Ecstasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the person Barbara and Nestor interview in Scene 2?

2. In Scene 3, why is Rio returning to Manila?

3. Who does Romeo claim to be friends with in Scene 6?

4. What type of frame for the narrative of the play is introduced in Scene 2?

5. What is unique about Daisy Avila's win in the pageant?

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