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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Fassbinder dance with all night at the ball?
(a) Chiquiting..
(b) Daisy Avila.
(c) Pucha.
(d) Imelda Marcos.

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

3. Who do Rio and Pucha gossip about in Scene 9?
(a) Daisy Avila.
(b) A new sex show in Manila.
(c) Harrison Ford.
(d) Imelda Marcos.

4. What is the occupation of the person Barbara and Nestor interview in Scene 2?
(a) Dictator.
(b) Pornographic film star.
(c) Jesuit priest.
(d) Astronomer.

5. Where do Romeo and Trini meet in Scene 6?
(a) The airport.
(b) A radio studio.
(c) The beach.
(d) The Odeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose son is Boomboom?

2. When did Jean Mallat come to the Philippines?

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

4. Why does Avila think he is safe from Marcos' retribution?

5. What is the name of Nestor and Barbara's melodrama?

(see the answer key)

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