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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "ACT I: GENERIC ASIAN MAN".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of Interior Chinatown?
(a) Willis.
(b) Choy.
(c) Sifu.
(d) Charles.

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

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

4. In the page 13 description of the fatherly pride that the protagonist yearns to see, what do all of the capital letters indicate?
(a) The narrator is being sarcastic.
(b) The emotion is a stereotype or cliché.
(c) The protagonist is almost desperate in his eagerness to please his father.
(d) The wording is an allusion.

5. What words could be said to summarize the "Repertoire" listed on page 7?
(a) Bitter, demanding.
(b) Limited, stereotypical.
(c) Ambitious, unrealistic.
(d) Ambiguous, vague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of view used in Interior Chinatown?

2. Who has played "Guy in a Soiled T-shirt" (9)?

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

4. Why does Sifu sit in the dark?

5. On page 8 is a list of your mother's roles. What do most of these roles have in common?

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