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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. 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) Kung Fu Guy.
(c) Henchman.
(d) Generic Asian Man Number One.

2. 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 emotion is a stereotype or cliché.
(b) The wording is an allusion.
(c) The protagonist is almost desperate in his eagerness to please his father.
(d) The narrator is being sarcastic.

3. What is the name of the police unit featured in Black and White?
(a) The Unsolved Crimes Unit.
(b) The Special Crimes Unit.
(c) The Major Crimes Unit.
(d) The Impossible Crimes Unit.

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

5. What are the majority of the protagonist's earliest memories of his mother centered around?
(a) Her absence.
(b) Teasing.
(c) Studying.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the resume on page 7, what kind of "face" is listed under "Skills"?

2. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," who is standing by the protagonist's door when he arrives home after work?

3. What are the seven main sections of Interior Chinatown called?

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

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

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