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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 is so special about Older Brother?
(a) He uses his money to take care of everyone in Chinatown who is in need.
(b) He is the perfect blend of authenticity and assimilation.
(c) He is the head of the most powerful Asian gang in Chinatown.
(d) He never changes anything about himself to please non-Asian audiences.

2. In both of the character descriptions for the male and female officers, what quality is emphasized?
(a) Their physical attractiveness.
(b) Their compassion for victims of crime.
(c) Their intelligence.
(d) Their respect for the citizens they serve.

3. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist find the other men doing outside his door?
(a) Practicing kung fu.
(b) Rolling dice.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Rehearsing a scene.

4. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is special about Friday nights?
(a) Eating home-cooked food.
(b) Playing cards with the neighbors.
(c) Watching kung fu movies.
(d) Parties in the apartment building.

5. On page 56, how does his mother explain the promise she extracts from the protagonist?
(a) She wants him to "be a better son."
(b) She wants him to "try harder."
(c) She wants him to "be more."
(d) She wants him to "be attentive."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the page 13 description of the fatherly pride that the protagonist yearns to see, what do all of the capital letters indicate?

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

3. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," why does the protagonist's father want to see him?

4. What is the name of the television show the book focuses on?

5. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is the protagonist's mother studying?

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