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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. What does Bonnie Tsui say represents "the ambiguous Asian everywhere" (iv)?
(a) Chinatown.
(b) Orientalism.
(c) Kung Fu.
(d) Chinese food.

2. Where does the protagonist live?
(a) On the eighth floor of the Chinatown SRO Apartments.
(b) In an unnamed building in Chinatown, with his parents.
(c) In the basement of the Palace of Good Fortune Apartments.
(d) On the fourth floor of the Chinatown SRO Apartments.

3. In the resume on page 7, what kind of "face" is listed under "Skills"?
(a) Face of Polite Confusion.
(b) Face of Injured Honor.
(c) Face of Great Shame.
(d) Face of Inscrutable Wisdom.

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," how does the protagonist spoil the fun that the other men are having outside his room?
(a) He reminds them that they do not matter to Black and White at all--they are generic and replaceable.
(b) He questions their dignity and authenticity.
(c) He asks them how it would matter if one of them got to play Kung Fu Guy.
(d) He tells them that he heard that the show is discontinuing the role of Kung Fu Guy.

5. What is the "terminal, ultimate, exalted position for any Asian working in this world" (12)?
(a) Very Special Guest Star: Kung Fu Guy.
(b) Dragon Lady.
(c) Wizened Chinaman.
(d) Sifu, the Mysterious Kung Fu Master.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what way does the Old Asian Man break character?

3. Who is "Older Brother"?

4. What always happens in the scene from Black and White that recurs throughout "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE"?

5. What is the name of the police unit featured in Black and White?

(see the answer key)

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