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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. When the novel opens, what role does the protagonist play?
(a) Oriental Guy Making a Weird Face.
(b) Background Oriental Male.
(c) Dead Asian Man.
(d) Silent Henchman.

2. In both of the character descriptions for the male and female officers, what quality is emphasized?
(a) Their respect for the citizens they serve.
(b) Their compassion for victims of crime.
(c) Their physical attractiveness.
(d) Their intelligence.

3. What is the name of the police unit featured in Black and White?
(a) The Major Crimes Unit.
(b) The Unsolved Crimes Unit.
(c) The Impossible Crimes Unit.
(d) The Special Crimes Unit.

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist find the other men doing outside his door?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Rolling dice.
(c) Rehearsing a scene.
(d) Practicing kung fu.

5. What are the seven main sections of Interior Chinatown called?
(a) Acts.
(b) Chapters.
(c) Stanzas.
(d) Scenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a reasonable summary of the poem on page 6?

2. What does Bonnie Tsui say represents "the ambiguous Asian everywhere" (iv)?

3. Under "Skills," on page 7, what kind of English is listed?

4. What does the abbreviation "INT." stand for in setting descriptions?

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

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