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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "ACT VI: THE CASE OF THE MISSING ASIAN" and "Act VII: EXT. CHINATOWN".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ming-Chen Wu's father try to save from their burning house?
(a) His father's ashes.
(b) Ming-Chen Wu's pet cat.
(c) The deed to their property.
(d) The family's passports.

3. Who is Phoebe?
(a) Karen's sister.
(b) A rival actress who takes Karen's job.
(c) Dorothy's sister.
(d) The protagonist's daughter.

4. When Green asks to make a statement, how does the judge respond?
(a) By taking her aside for a private conversation.
(b) By telling her that she can only answer questions from the lawyers.
(c) By asking her to return to the gallery.
(d) By asking her if she wants to share the judge's seat.

5. What is Ming-Chen Wu's first American job?
(a) Graduate instructor.
(b) Script supervisor.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Nurse's assistant.

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

4. What is the "Floating Latina"?

5. What jobs are the actors allowed to do during the "cooling off period" after their characters die?

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