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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. 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 stop practicing kung fu inside the apartment.
(c) To take a job outside of Chinatown.
(d) To bury her in China when she dies.

2. Why does Chiang Kai-shek enter Taiwan?
(a) China is annexing Taiwan.
(b) He wants to begin a Nationalist Party in Taiwan.
(c) Chen-Yi asks for his help.
(d) Mao forces him out of mainland China.

3. What jobs are the actors allowed to do during the "cooling off period" after their characters die?
(a) None.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Props and costumes.
(d) Catering.

4. When the protagonist is about to tell Karen about his meeting with the director, what news does Karen have for him?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She expects him to propose.
(c) She is leaving him.
(d) She has been offered a job on a different show.

5. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," why does the protagonist's father want to see him?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He needs help moving his bed.
(c) The protagonist missed his last kung fu lesson.
(d) The protagonist left a script in his father's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motive do Turner and Green suggest for Older Brother's disappearance?

2. Why does Young Fong get cast in villain roles?

3. What role does the protagonist play throughout most of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING"?

4. When the protagonist runs into "Attractive Officer" by the donut table, who else does she point out is "invisible" in the world of Black and White?

5. When the novel opens, what role does the protagonist play?

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