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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the protagonist finally step into the spotlight during the filming of Black and White?
(a) He can no longer put up with the casually racist jokes on the set.
(b) He is genuinely concerned that the Old Asian Man might get fired for not speaking English.
(c) He cannot stand that his father seems to have accepted his role as a passive object.
(d) He is afraid that this time the officers will really shoot the Old Asian Man.

2. What does "acculturation" mean?
(a) The gradual change that occurs in a culture due to the addition of immigrant cultures.
(b) The gradual acquisition of your own culture as you grow up in it.
(c) Adapting to a dominant culture while retaining your own unique culture.
(d) Adopting a dominant culture and leaving behind your own unique culture.

3. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is special about Friday nights?
(a) Watching kung fu movies.
(b) Eating home-cooked food.
(c) Playing cards with the neighbors.
(d) Parties in the apartment building.

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what happens when the building residents get fed up with their living conditions?
(a) They throw a party.
(b) They riot.
(c) They go on strike.
(d) They contact the city council.

5. What is the "Floating Latina"?
(a) A Latina actress whose character is found drowned.
(b) A Latina actress who takes different Latina roles in different episodes.
(c) A Latina actress who is sometimes featured in the background of posters.
(d) A Latina actress with a peculiar way of walking across the set.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what stereotype about Chinese cultural values does the dialogue of Black and White fixate on?

2. What does the protagonist think about telling Turner the truth about?

3. What does the Mini Boss tell them that causes Turner and Green to say that if he does not talk they will arrest him?

4. How do the protagonist's friends and neighbors react when he appears in the kitchen of the Golden Palace?

5. What stereotypical musical sound does Black and White use?

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