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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "ACT IV: STRIVING IMMIGRANT".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reign of violent oppression begun by Chiang Kai-shek called?
(a) The Cultural Revolution.
(b) The 2/28 Incident.
(c) The White Terror.
(d) The Killing Fields.

2. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist's mother make him promise?
(a) Not to grow up to be Kung Fu Guy.
(b) To bury her in China when she dies.
(c) To stop practicing kung fu inside the apartment.
(d) To take a job outside of Chinatown.

3. Why did Ming-Chen Wu and Older Brother argue?
(a) Ming-Chen Wu caught Older Brother gambling.
(b) Ming-Chen Wu asked Older Brother to train the protagonist in kung fu.
(c) Older Brother boasted that his kung fu was better than Ming-Chen Wu's.
(d) Older Brother wanted to loan Ming-Chen Wu money.

4. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist keep telling his mother he is going to do?
(a) Marry the Hostess.
(b) Become a director.
(c) Run away from home.
(d) Grow up to be Bruce Lee.

5. When Ming-Chen Wu is living in Mississippi, who is the victim of a violent hate crime?
(a) His boss.
(b) His roommate.
(c) His brother.
(d) Ming-Chen Wu himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Jade Palace"?

2. How long is the protagonist prevented from acting after his character dies?

3. What is a reasonable summary of the poem on page 6?

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

5. Where does Dorothy go to live next after she leaves Alabama?

(see the answer key)

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