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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. What is "White Lady Cop's" name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Turner.
(c) Green.
(d) Goffman.

2. Why do the other women shun The Hostess?
(a) She does not respect her elders.
(b) She is not Chinese.
(c) She has quit the show.
(d) She often plays prostitutes.

3. Where does the protagonist's mother live?
(a) Down the hall from his father.
(b) With him.
(c) With his father.
(d) In another city's Chinatown.

4. What is the name of the television show the book focuses on?
(a) The Golden Palace.
(b) Twin Dragons.
(c) Black and White.
(d) Chinatown.

5. What always happens in the scene from Black and White that recurs throughout "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE"?
(a) The main characters interrogate an Asian man sweeping the restaurant.
(b) The main characters shoot an unarmed Asian man.
(c) The main characters break character and laugh.
(d) The main characters discuss the body of a dead Asian man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the "Floating Latina"?

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

4. What does the protagonist think about telling Turner the truth about?

5. What words could be said to summarize the "Repertoire" listed on page 7?

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