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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," just as the protagonist figures out how to tell his story, what does Phoebe do?
(a) She starts telling him a story of her own.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She runs back to her mother.
(d) She asks him to tell her a different story.

2. What book from her childhood does Dorothy use to learn English?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) The Collected Works of William Shakespeare.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Hamilton's Mythology.

3. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what reason is given for Asian actors being kept in the background?
(a) They are not seen as "real" Americans.
(b) The lead actors are prejudiced against Asian-Americans.
(c) Their presence over-complicates the simplistic narrative of Black and White.
(d) The script writers do not know how to write for Asian characters.

4. In the opening of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," what stereotype about Chinese cultural values does the dialogue of Black and White fixate on?
(a) Educational achievement means everything.
(b) Obedience to one's parents means everything.
(c) The community means everything.
(d) Honor means everything.

5. Why is the protagonist suspicious of Karen's interest in him?
(a) Because she has already dated so many of the other actors.
(b) He is afraid that she is using him to further her career.
(c) Because she is a woman with options.
(d) He does not believe that anyone could ever love him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the narrative present, which role does the protagonist's father play?

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

3. What is the name of Phoebe's character on the new television show?

4. What are the majority of the protagonist's earliest memories of his mother centered around?

5. Who says, on page 96, "I'm not a person, I'm a category"?

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