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

2. What does the protagonist think about telling Turner the truth about?
(a) His kung fu ability.
(b) His father's situation.
(c) His mixed feelings about the role he is playing.
(d) His education and his ability to speak English.

3. What is the "Floating Latina"?
(a) A Latina actress who is sometimes featured in the background of posters.
(b) A Latina actress who takes different Latina roles in different episodes.
(c) A Latina actress whose character is found drowned.
(d) A Latina actress with a peculiar way of walking across the set.

4. Why does Young Fong get cast in villain roles?
(a) He is not only large and intimidating, but he is shockingly unattractive.
(b) No one actually knows; it seems like it happened once and then just kept on happening.
(c) Everyone knows that he is a terrible person.
(d) His slight build and mild looks make him seem creepy to most Americans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 8 is a list of your mother's roles. What do most of these roles have in common?

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

3. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist's mother make him promise?

4. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?

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

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