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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. From the discussion of lighting on page 11, what can reasonably be inferred?
(a) The lighting crew is prejudiced against Asians.
(b) The show is a satire of modern race relations.
(c) The show is named after its two main characters' races.
(d) The protagonist is making excuses for being a bad actor.

2. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist keep telling his mother he is going to do?
(a) Become a director.
(b) Run away from home.
(c) Marry the Hostess.
(d) Grow up to be Bruce Lee.

3. Why do some of the actors think that having their characters die is a good thing?
(a) They enjoy having some time away from acting.
(b) They think that if you play the same character long enough you forget who you are.
(c) They know that having your character die is the only way to get cast as a higher-status character.
(d) They all hate their characters, anyway.

4. When the police show up to take the protagonist, what does he reveal?
(a) He has been wanting to return to Black and White.
(b) He planned all along for them to find the family.
(c) He thinks there is a way for him to do both "shows."
(d) He could not think of another way to leave.

5. What does the abbreviation "INT." stand for in setting descriptions?
(a) Interjection.
(b) Interior.
(c) International.
(d) Introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the protagonist talks with Phoebe, what does he realize about his role on Black and White?

2. What are the majority of the protagonist's earliest memories of his mother centered around?

3. What is "drunken monkey" (13)?

4. Why does Ming-Chen Wu leave UCLA?

5. When the protagonist is finally given the role of Kung Fu Guy, how does he react?

(see the answer key)

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