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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," why does the protagonist's father want to see him?
(a) The protagonist left a script in his father's room.
(b) The protagonist missed his last kung fu lesson.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He needs help moving his bed.

2. Why is the protagonist awake so late on most nights?
(a) His thoughts make it difficult for him to sleep.
(b) The building is too cold to sleep in.
(c) He has to wait in a long line to take a shower.
(d) He is too hungry to fall asleep.

3. Why does Sifu sit in the dark?
(a) He is going blind.
(b) He cannot afford electricity.
(c) To meditate.
(d) He does not believe in modern conveniences.

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," who is standing by the protagonist's door when he arrives home after work?
(a) His mother.
(b) Fatty Choy.
(c) His father.
(d) The Hostess.

5. In the page 13 description of the fatherly pride that the protagonist yearns to see, what do all of the capital letters indicate?
(a) The narrator is being sarcastic.
(b) The protagonist is almost desperate in his eagerness to please his father.
(c) The emotion is a stereotype or cliché.
(d) The wording is an allusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Older Brother"?

2. What is the name of the television show the book focuses on?

3. What is the line that the protagonist finally delivers, on page 76, when his chance comes and all eyes are on him?

4. In the resume on page 7, what kind of "face" is listed under "Skills"?

5. What is the real purpose of the protagonist's visits to his father?

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