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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "ACT IV: STRIVING IMMIGRANT".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?
(a) Willis Yu.
(b) Willis Wu.
(c) Charles Wu.
(d) Charles Yu.

2. What does the word "Ba" mean in the context of the scene in the Golden Palace's kitchen?
(a) Excuse me.
(b) Hello.
(c) Dad.
(d) Sir.

3. What role does Karen usually play?
(a) Floating Latina.
(b) Ethnically Ambiguous Woman Number One.
(c) White Girl With Exotic Eyes.
(d) Special Guest Star.

4. What is Karen Lee's job?
(a) Singer and dancer in the casino.
(b) Bodyguard.
(c) Casino dealer.
(d) Undercover vice officer.

5. In the opening of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what stereotype about Chinese cultural values does the dialogue of Black and White fixate on?
(a) Honor means everything.
(b) Educational achievement means everything.
(c) Obedience to one's parents means everything.
(d) The community means everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the protagonist think of as a "leading man trapped in the body of an extra" (89)?

2. Who were the Kuomintang?

3. In the beginning of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what is the protagonist trying to accomplish with much of his dialogue?

4. From the discussion of lighting on page 11, what can reasonably be inferred?

5. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," why does the protagonist's father want to see him?

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