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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pingalito compares himself to which famous actor?
(a) Colin Firth.
(b) Lou Diamond Phillips.
(c) Sean Connery.
(d) Antonio Banderas.

2. What term is used repeatedly to describe Carmelita?
(a) Downtrodden.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Poverty-stricken.
(d) Low-life.

3. What type of dog used to bark at Pingalito?
(a) German Shepherd.
(b) Pit bull.
(c) Chihuahua.
(d) Doberman Pinscher.

4. The women end up in the ____ Zone.
(a) Fugitive.
(b) Red.
(c) Refugee.
(d) Free.

5. Which of the following did not escape from Cuba by boat?
(a) Lota.
(b) Marimacha.
(c) Maldito.
(d) Carmelita.

Short Answer Questions

1. Machito gives the tourists two tickets to which nightclub?

2. In what year did the play debut?

3. The women wonder if Machito was bitten by which kind of fly?

4. What is the good will act that connects Cuba to the U.S.?

5. Who does Carmelita shoot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the DNA RA and BMU? What is its purpose?

2. What is the main topic of "Milk of Amnesia?" On what was the play based?

3. Describe Carmelita's return trip to Cuba.

4. What are some of the things Carmelita does in order to try to restore her memory?

5. Who is Pingalito? Where else has the character appeared? When did he meet Carmelita?

6. How does Pingalito know Carmelita? What happens when Pingalito hears that Carmelita has amnesia? What does Pingalito do to try to rouse Carmelita? Does the plan work?

7. How does the play reference milk? What is its significance?

8. Who is Lota? What is her job? From which famous person is Lota descended?

9. Discuss Carmelita's monologue with the audience regarding Chicas 2000. What does Carmelita predict will happen in that year?

10. Carmelita is arrested. Carmelita is taken to which facility? What types of testing must Carmelita undergo? What kind of retraining must Carmelita complete?

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