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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. When did Jean Mallat come to the Philippines?

2. According to Avila in Scene 12, what part of the Philippine temperament does the country a disservice?

3. What is Rio's father's new wife's claim to fame?

4. How did Severo Alacran's family die?

5. How does the famous director in Scene 10 finally persuade Joey to join him at the end of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Tito Alvarez and Lolita Luna greeted at Studio 54 in Scene 14?

2. How does Scene 11 end on an incongruously upbeat note?

3. How do Trini and Romeo meet in Scene 6?

4. How does Imelda Marcos defend herself in Scene 11?

5. What information about Daisy Avila do Nest and Barbara impart in Scene 5?

6. How does Pucha treat the waiter in Scene 9?

7. What do Nestor and Barbara say about Philippines history in Scene 2?

8. How is Joey Sands introduced in Scene 4?

9. What is peculiar about the tryst between Trini and Romeo in Scene 15?

10. Why does Lieutenant Carreon skulk off in Scene 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ruling class of the Philippines in Dogeaters is portrayed as profoundly perverse in its world view. Write an essay about how General Ledesma represents this perversion? How is his entire being in the early scenes a form of deception? What truth do his interactions with both Lolita Luna and Daisy Avila represent about power-holders in a dictatorship?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the influence of American culture on the Manila of Dogeaters. Discuss individual examples of appropriated American culture in the city. Which characters have taken on American personas? What do you think America represents to the people of the Philippines at this point in its history?

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