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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sifu sit in the dark?
(a) To meditate.
(b) He does not believe in modern conveniences.
(c) He is going blind.
(d) He cannot afford electricity.

2. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is the protagonist's mother studying?
(a) Painting.
(b) English.
(c) Real estate.
(d) Accounting.

3. Whom does the protagonist think of as a "leading man trapped in the body of an extra" (89)?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) Fatty Choy.
(d) Young Fong.

4. In the opening of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what stereotype about Chinese cultural values does the dialogue of Black and White fixate on?
(a) Honor means everything.
(b) Obedience to one's parents means everything.
(c) The community means everything.
(d) Educational achievement means everything.

5. As the protagonist's father listens to the protagonist delivering his lines, why does he start to look disappointed?
(a) The protagonist has lines full of Chinese stereotypes.
(b) The protagonist turns out to be a terrible actor.
(c) The protagonist is speaking in broken English.
(d) The protagonist is copying a speech that Older Brother once gave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?

2. As the protagonist is trying to get the bickering detectives to focus, what piece of information does he accidentally reveal?

3. What is the "terminal, ultimate, exalted position for any Asian working in this world" (12)?

4. Who is the protagonist of Interior Chinatown?

5. What is Karen Lee's job?

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