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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. Why does Karen Lee enter the scene in the Mini Boss's office?
(a) She is there to arrest him.
(b) She came in to ask him a question.
(c) He calls her with a button under his desk.
(d) He has a previously scheduled appointment with her.

2. What stereotypical musical sound does Black and White use?
(a) An erhu.
(b) A gong.
(c) A guqin.
(d) A guzheng.

3. What reason does a recruiter give Ming-Chen Wu for no one wanting to hire him?
(a) He does not have a foreign accent.
(b) He did not finish his doctorate.
(c) The Vietnam War has increased racism against people of Asian descent.
(d) His Taiwanese accent makes him hard to understand.

4. What does the word "Ba" mean in the context of the scene in the Golden Palace's kitchen?
(a) Hello.
(b) Excuse me.
(c) Dad.
(d) Sir.

5. As the protagonist talks with Phoebe, what does he realize about his role on Black and White?
(a) It creates damaging role-modeling for his daughter.
(b) It is the only thing he has that is his alone.
(c) It will offer him a way to make the future better for Phoebe.
(d) It can never compare to his importance in Phoebe's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the novel opens, what role does the protagonist play?

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

3. How do the protagonist's friends and neighbors react when he appears in the kitchen of the Golden Palace?

4. What habit does Phoebe have that shows when she is nervous?

5. In her soliloquy in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what is one of the things that Phoebe says she will make and sell?

(see the answer key)

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