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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?
(a) Someone will die.
(b) Love will blossom.
(c) Everyone will be okay.
(d) The Marcos regime will fall.

3. Which character in Scene 12 refuses to enjoy himself?
(a) Lieutenant Carreon.
(b) Joey Sands.
(c) Senator Avila.
(d) Severo Alacran.

4. What is the cafe of Scene 9 made up to look like?
(a) A mobile home.
(b) A jeepney.
(c) A teepee.
(d) A military barracks.

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

6. Where is the cafe located in Scene 9?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A strip mall.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The central rambla.

7. Which character is not in attendance at the golf game in Scene 12?
(a) Severo Alacran.
(b) Joey Sands.
(c) General Ledesma.
(d) Lieutenant Carreon.

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

9. What performer does Perlita emulate in Scene 14?
(a) Diana Ross.
(b) Gloria Gaynor.
(c) Donna Summers.
(d) Lena Horne.

10. How does the famous director in Scene 10 finally persuade Joey to join him at the end of the scene?
(a) He offers him an acting role.
(b) He says he loves him.
(c) He pulls out cash.
(d) He gives him drugs.

11. Who is Lolita Luna rumored to be having an affair with?
(a) Rainer Fassbinder.
(b) President Marcos.
(c) General Ledesma.
(d) Senator Avila.

12. Why is Pucha scandalized in Scene 9?
(a) She looses her wallet.
(b) The waiter hits on Rio.
(c) Rio wants to go to the old movie theater.
(d) Her sister has a room in the hotel.

13. In Scene 3, why is Rio returning to Manila?
(a) Her grandmother has died.
(b) She is attending school there.
(c) She missed her family.
(d) She has a job there,

14. What interrupts Carreon as he tees off in Scene 12?
(a) A sudden rainstorm.
(b) A sneezing fit.
(c) A cobra.
(d) A tremor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Dogeaters, what national event is about to happen in Manila?

2. What does Alacran recommend in Scene 12 after Carreon skulks off?

3. Which character is the owner of Studio 54?

4. In Scene 9, Rio remembers her grandmother taking her to a movie starring who?

5. Who are Nestor Noralez and Barbara Villanueva?

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