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

2. What does the abbreviation "INT." stand for in setting descriptions?
(a) Introduction.
(b) Interior.
(c) International.
(d) Interjection.

3. What is a cheongsam?
(a) A traditional Chinese instrument.
(b) A man who gossips too much.
(c) A traditional Chinese dress.
(d) A pork-filled dumpling.

4. In the beginning of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what is the protagonist trying to accomplish with much of his dialogue?
(a) He is trying to flirt with Green.
(b) He is trying to figure out what the plot of the show is.
(c) He is trying to defend his community.
(d) He is trying to expand his own role on the show.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the protagonist awake so late on most nights?

2. What is the stated purpose of the protagonist's visits to his father?

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

4. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?

5. As the protagonist's father listens to the protagonist delivering his lines, why does he start to look disappointed?

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