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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. Who tells Rio of the assassination in Scene 1?

2. Which character is not speaking on a phone in Scene 4?

3. In Scene 16, Senator Avila says he sent Daisy's mother away for what reason?

4. In Scene 5, what does Perlita warm Joey will not be at his safe place?

5. What does Daisy Avila continuously call for in Scene 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the action at the beginning of Scene 17.

2. What is Daisy Avila doing when she is arrested in Scene 4?

3. How does Perlita save Joey's life in Scene 5?

4. In what state is Daisy Avila in Scene 16?

5. How does Joey relate to Fassbinder in Scene 17?

6. What do the NPA guerrillas feel about Joey in Scene 11?

7. How does Imelda Marcos foil Bob Stone's planned interview in Scene 10?

8. Describe Daisy's Scene 9 interaction with her dead father.

9. How does Fassbinder show himself to be disingenuous in Scene 17?

10. How does Imelda describe herself at the end of Scene 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The world of Dogeaters is one in which the line between life and death is not a concrete partition. Write a three part essay about characters who return to the land of the living after death. How do they appear in the play? What is the purpose of the return, and how do the other characters interact with the dead one?

Part 1) Mallat

Part 2) Lola

Part 3) Avila

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the character of Daisy Avila. To what extent does she exist in the intersection between the workers and the ruling class? Why is she dangerous to the powers that be? Chart her character arc. How does she transition from uncertainty to certainty about her role in society? Where does she end her journey?

Essay Topic 3

Dogeaters does not have a clearly defines single protagonists, only characters that are points of entry for audience sympathies. Three characters undergo significant arcs and could serve the role of protagonist. In an essay, discuss the arc of each. What normal existence does each character have at the beginning? How do the events of the play shatter this normalcy? Where does this character end the play? What is his or her catharsis?

Part 1) Joey Sands

Part 2) Daisy Avila

Part 3) Rio

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