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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. What habit does Phoebe have that shows when she is nervous?
(a) She knots her fingers together.
(b) She pretends that she is somewhere else.
(c) She clears her throat twice.
(d) She pretends that she cannot hear what is happening.

2. Why do Dorothy and Ming-Chen Wu end up renting a place to live at the Chinatown SRO?
(a) They dream of being actors on a hit television show.
(b) They are trying to save money to buy a house.
(c) No one else will rent to them because of their race.
(d) The Chinatown SRO Apartments are the only place they can afford.

3. Why do the other women shun The Hostess?
(a) She has quit the show.
(b) She is not Chinese.
(c) She often plays prostitutes.
(d) She does not respect her elders.

4. What is "Black Dude Cop's" real name?
(a) Turner.
(b) Green.
(c) Smith.
(d) Goffman.

5. According to the list on page 11, what is the role where most Asian male actors get stuck as their careers progress?
(a) Striving Immigrant.
(b) Generic Asian Man Number One.
(c) Henchman.
(d) Kung Fu Guy.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the protagonist is trying to get the bickering detectives to focus, what piece of information does he accidentally reveal?

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

3. Who is the protagonist of Interior Chinatown?

4. What part of Phoebe's bedtime routine makes the protagonist think she has been watching and learning from him?

5. What book from her childhood does Dorothy use to learn English?

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