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

2. What is the real purpose of the protagonist's visits to his father?
(a) Trying to reunite his father and mother.
(b) Urging his father to go into a retirement home.
(c) Learning about his family's history.
(d) Taking care of his father's needs.

3. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is the protagonist's mother studying?
(a) Real estate.
(b) Painting.
(c) Accounting.
(d) English.

4. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist's mother make him promise?
(a) To stop practicing kung fu inside the apartment.
(b) To bury her in China when she dies.
(c) To take a job outside of Chinatown.
(d) Not to grow up to be Kung Fu Guy.

5. What does Bonnie Tsui say represents "the ambiguous Asian everywhere" (iv)?
(a) Kung Fu.
(b) Orientalism.
(c) Chinese food.
(d) Chinatown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is "Older Brother"?

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

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what happens when the building residents get fed up with their living conditions?

5. On page 56, how does his mother explain the promise she extracts from the protagonist?

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