GENDER AND SOCIETY 2ND PRELIM EXAMINATION

(MONA LISA SMILE MOVIE REVIEW)

Name: ____________________________________ Score: _____________

Year/Course/Section: ______________________________________

I. OBJECTIVE REVIEW: Put a check mark on the bracket with a correct

option to answer the following questions.

1. What is the name of the college?

[ ] Wheaton College [ ] Wellesley College
[ ] Wisconsin College [ ] Arkansas College

2. Who is the new teacher in this college?

[ ] Amanda Armstrong [ ] Katherine Watson
[ ] Connie Baker [ ] Elizabeth Warren

3. Where was she from?

[ ] Oakland State [ ] Oklahoma State
[ ] California State [ ] Illinois State

4. What is the subject she was going to teach?

[ ] History of Contemporary Arts [ ] History of Art 100
[ ] History of 21 Literary Arts
st [ ] History of World Literature

5. Whose syllabus were they going to follow in this subject?

[ ] Dr. Tar’s [ ] Dr. Dunbar’s
[ ] Dr. Bac’s [ ] Dr. Staunton’s

II. A) CHARACTER REVIEW: Give a short description of the following main

characters. Using English, Filipino or Visayan, describe and narrate
what you like about their characters in the movie. Write your answer
on the Description Box.

Characters Descriptions

Katherine Watson

Betty Warren
 Joan Brandwyn

Giselle Levy

Connie Baker

B) CHARACTERIZING: After describing the characters, answer the essay

question below contextualizing to your own reality. Write your essay on
the box provided for you.

1. If you were to characterize yourself to one of the main characters, who

would you think you are? And why…
III. LINE REVIEW: Based on your own perspective, share your thoughts or
opinions about the following lines from the movie. Write your essay
on the Opinion Box.
Lines Opinions
“Just look
beyond the paint.
Let us try to
open our minds
to a new idea...
There’s also no
textbook telling
you what to
think.”
“So the choice is
yours, ladies.
You can conform
to what other
people expect…
or you can be
yourself.”
“I’m not married
because I’m
not... And not
every
relationship is
meant for
marriage.”
“I came to
Wellesley not to
fit in, but to
make a
difference… But
to change for
others is to lie to
yourself.”
“Not all who
wander are
aimless.
Especially not
those who seek
truth beyond
tradition, beyond
definition, and
beyond the
image.”
IV. DIALOGUE ANALYSIS: Given the script dialogues below from the movie,
share your ideas based on your own point-of-view (POV). Use the back
portion of this paper for your essay.

1. Mother: There will be no divorce. There’s always a period of adjustment. You

will try at least for a year.
Betty: Look at her mother (showing Mona Lisa Painting to her mother). She’s
smiling. But is she happy?
Mother: The important thing is not to tell anyone.
Betty: She looks happy. So, what does it matter?
Mother: Don’t wash your dirty laundry in public.
Betty: Let me tell you something. Not everything is as it seems…

2. Joan: it was my choice not to go…

Miss Watson: but you don’t have to choose.
Joan: I have to. I want a home, a family. It’s not something I’ll sacrifice.
Miss Watson: No one’s asking you to sacrifice that Joan. I just want you to
understand that you can do both.
Joan: You think I’ll wake up one day and regret not being a lawyer?
Miss Watson: Yes, I’m afraid that you will.
Joan: Not as much as I’d regret not having a family. Not being there to raise
them… To you, a housewife is someone who sold her soul for a center hall
colonial. She has no depth. No intellect. No interests… You stand in class and
tell us to look beyond the image but you don’t… you’re the one who said I can
do whatever I want. This is what I want. I know exactly what I am doing, and
it doesn’t make me any less smart.