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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 15, what does Leanor Ledesma do as she prays?
(a) Speaks in tongues.
(b) Masturbates.
(c) Whips herself.
(d) Dances.

2. Why does Avila think he is safe from Marcos' retribution?
(a) He is retiring.
(b) He is friends with Ledesma.
(c) He thinks Marcos will be overthrown soon.
(d) He has sworn a loyalty oath.

3. Why does Pucha ostensibly berate the waiter in Scene 9?
(a) He smells.
(b) He is ogling Rio.
(c) He is spitting in their tea.
(d) He is slow.

4. Why does Carreon not want to play golf in Scene 12?
(a) He is using old clubs.
(b) He is disgusted by Avila's ideology.
(c) He is missing his first child's birth.
(d) He is bad at the game.

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

6. In Scene 11, whose accusations does Imelda Marcos deny?
(a) Perlita's.
(b) Avila's.
(c) Ledesma's.
(d) Reagan's.

7. What does the audience hear before the lights come up at the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) Radio clips.
(b) Gun shots.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Sounds of lovemaking.

8. What is unique about Daisy Avila's win in the pageant?
(a) She is the first university student to win.
(b) She is the first non-loyalist to win.
(c) She is the first dark-skinned girl to win.
(d) She is the first girl under 18 to win.

9. Whose son is Boomboom?
(a) Ledesma.
(b) Avila.
(c) Marcos.
(d) Alacran.

10. What does Perlita warn Joey about Uncle in Scene 10?
(a) He is going to drop Joey.
(b) He owes money to General Ledesma.
(c) He is killing Joey.
(d) He is stealing Joey's money.

11. What does Trini declare herself to be at the end of Scene 6?
(a) A socialist.
(b) An idealist.
(c) A feminist.
(d) An artist.

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

13. How does Rio present herself in Scene 3?
(a) Ditsy and cloying.
(b) Brusk and rude.
(c) Respectful and subservient.
(d) Tired and flirty.

14. In Scene 9, Rio remembers her grandmother taking her to a movie starring who?
(a) Kim Novac.
(b) Doris Day.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Cary Grant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Joey explain in Scene 10?

2. Why is the Odeon failing in Manila?

3. In Scene 1, what has Daisy Avila just won?

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

5. Which U.S. president colonized the Philippines?

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