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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. Where does the protagonist live?
(a) On the eighth floor of the Chinatown SRO Apartments.
(b) In an unnamed building in Chinatown, with his parents.
(c) On the fourth floor of the Chinatown SRO Apartments.
(d) In the basement of the Palace of Good Fortune Apartments.

2. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?
(a) Willis Wu.
(b) Charles Wu.
(c) Willis Yu.
(d) Charles Yu.

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

4. Why does Karen Lee enter the scene in the Mini Boss's office?
(a) She is there to arrest him.
(b) She came in to ask him a question.
(c) He has a previously scheduled appointment with her.
(d) He calls her with a button under his desk.

5. From the discussion of lighting on page 11, what can reasonably be inferred?
(a) The lighting crew is prejudiced against Asians.
(b) The protagonist is making excuses for being a bad actor.
(c) The show is a satire of modern race relations.
(d) The show is named after its two main characters' races.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the accident with the hot tea, what visible reminder is there of the protagonist's carelessness?

2. On page 93, to whom does the protagonist deliver the line "You move slow, like a turtle"?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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