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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Alacran chastise Chiquiting in Scene 10?
2. What does Perlita warn Joey about Uncle in Scene 10?
3. At the end of Scene 5, what do the narrators say Santos Triador is always doing?
4. In Scene 14, what is Lolita Luna high on?
5. In Scene 6, why does Romeo say he cannot get a drink with Trini?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Scene 11 end on an incongruously upbeat note?
2. In Scene 9, how does Rio's story about her grandmother reflect the changing Manila?
3. How do Trini and Romeo meet in Scene 6?
4. Describe the cafe in Scene 9.
5. How does Senator Avila relate to his right-wing counterparts in Scene 12?
6. What does Rio think about the Manila she has returned to?
7. What is peculiar about the tryst between Trini and Romeo in Scene 15?
8. Describe the party at the beginning of Scene 14.
9. Why does Chiquiting become annoyed in Scene 14?
10. In Scene 4, how does Uncle goad Joey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The country of the Philippines is the primary character of Dogeaters, and it undergoes many changes as a political climate turns bloody. Write a three part essay about the transition the Philippines undergoes:
Part 1) Describe the Philippines at the beginning of the play. How do the Marcoses rule it, and what is the coal structure like? Discuss how the colonial history of the country has shaped Philippine society.
Part 2) The catalyzing event of Dogeaters is the murder of Senator Avila. Why is Avila murdered? How does the populace respond to the assassination? Discuss if and how Philippine society is changed by this upheaval.
Part 3) Discuss the state of the Philippines at the end of the play. What has changes in the sociopolitical climate, and what is the same as it was before? What cumulative effect did the coup have?
Essay Topic 2
Because the world of Dogeaters is a panorama of many characters, the intersection between high and low society is dramatized in the characters. Write an essay about three strata of Philippine society as dramatized in the play:
Part 1) Discuss the golfing party of Alacran, Ledesma, and Avila. What does this group illustrate about the ruling class in the Philippines? Are they all of a single mind? Where does their power derive from?
Part 2) Discuss the working class in the Philippines as represented by Romeo and Trini. What options are open to these individuals? What limitations do they face? Discuss how the play leaves both of these characters. What does this say about the working class in the Philippines?
Part 3) How do Perlita and Chiquiting represent a sort of intersection between the ruling and the working classes? What connection do they have between both groups? How does this make them the safest and least happy of social groups?
Essay Topic 3
The character of Imelda Marcos in Dogeaters is an amalgamation of the associations held internationally about the historic figure. Write an essay analyzing the character of Imelda Marcos. What image does Imelda want to impart to her people? What narrative does she tell about herself? Discuss how her actions belie the falsehood of her personal narrative.
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