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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 the real purpose of the protagonist's visits to his father?
(a) Taking care of his father's needs.
(b) Trying to reunite his father and mother.
(c) Urging his father to go into a retirement home.
(d) Learning about his family's history.

2. On page 102, when the protagonist first sees Fatty Choy, what does Choy say to him?
(a) "Be careful."
(b) "Congrats."
(c) "Show off."
(d) "Sellout."

3. What is "drunken monkey" (13)?
(a) A form of kung fu.
(b) A cocktail.
(c) A low-status acting role.
(d) A noodle dish.

4. What does the protagonist know about the dangerous-looking people in the casino?
(a) They are all A-students.
(b) They do not have very good kung fu skills.
(c) They are mostly fry-cooks and waiters.
(d) They are all very religious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what reason is given for Asian actors being kept in the background?

2. In both of the character descriptions for the male and female officers, what quality is emphasized?

3. What is the name of the police unit featured in Black and White?

4. When the protagonist first tells his father that he is working with Green and Turner, how does his father react?

5. Where does the protagonist live?

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