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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 are the seven main sections of Interior Chinatown called?
(a) Acts.
(b) Stanzas.
(c) Scenes.
(d) Chapters.

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

3. What role does Fatty Choy play in the gambling club?
(a) Sleazy Asian Guy.
(b) Lowlife Oriental.
(c) Generic Asian Man.
(d) Mini Boss.

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

5. On page 93, to whom does the protagonist deliver the line "You move slow, like a turtle"?
(a) Young Fong.
(b) Turner.
(c) Fatty Choy.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what is the protagonist trying to accomplish with much of his dialogue?

2. What is the protagonist's father's real name?

3. What causes Turner to lecture the protagonist about the system?

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

5. What is the name of the television show the book focuses on?

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