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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is so special about Older Brother?
(a) He is the head of the most powerful Asian gang in Chinatown.
(b) He is the perfect blend of authenticity and assimilation.
(c) He uses his money to take care of everyone in Chinatown who is in need.
(d) He never changes anything about himself to please non-Asian audiences.

3. 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 left a script in his father's room.
(d) The protagonist missed his last kung fu lesson.

4. From the discussion of lighting on page 11, what can reasonably be inferred?
(a) The show is a satire of modern race relations.
(b) The protagonist is making excuses for being a bad actor.
(c) The lighting crew is prejudiced against Asians.
(d) The show is named after its two main characters' races.

5. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist find the other men doing outside his door?
(a) Rehearsing a scene.
(b) Practicing kung fu.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Rolling dice.

6. What words could be said to summarize the "Repertoire" listed on page 7?
(a) Ambiguous, vague.
(b) Limited, stereotypical.
(c) Bitter, demanding.
(d) Ambitious, unrealistic.

7. In what way does the Old Asian Man break character?
(a) He tells a rude joke and laughs at his own joke.
(b) He makes faces behind the backs of the main characters.
(c) He starts doing kung fu moves in the middle of a scene.
(d) He says that he can speak English and smiles at the protagonist.

8. What is the line that the protagonist finally delivers, on page 76, when his chance comes and all eyes are on him?
(a) "Leave the Old Man alone."
(b) "Okay. I help you."
(c) "I know kung fu."
(d) "I am an undercover detective."

9. Under "Skills," on page 7, what kind of English is listed?
(a) Accented.
(b) Educated.
(c) Broken.
(d) Lower class.

10. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is the protagonist's mother studying?
(a) Painting.
(b) English.
(c) Real estate.
(d) Accounting.

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

12. How often does the protagonist visit his father?
(a) On holidays.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.

13. According to the list on page 11, what is the role where most Asian male actors get stuck as their careers progress?
(a) Striving Immigrant.
(b) Kung Fu Guy.
(c) Generic Asian Man Number One.
(d) Henchman.

14. How do the protagonist's friends and neighbors react when he appears in the kitchen of the Golden Palace?
(a) They are angry that he is cooperating with outsiders.
(b) They cheer for him and the director has to cut and restart the scene.
(c) They ignore him completely.
(d) They are both proud of him and envious of him.

15. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," how does the protagonist spoil the fun that the other men are having outside his room?
(a) He asks them how it would matter if one of them got to play Kung Fu Guy.
(b) He reminds them that they do not matter to Black and White at all--they are generic and replaceable.
(c) He questions their dignity and authenticity.
(d) He tells them that he heard that the show is discontinuing the role of Kung Fu Guy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bonnie Tsui say represents "the ambiguous Asian everywhere" (iv)?

2. What always happens in the scene from Black and White that recurs throughout "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE"?

3. What is "Black Dude Cop's" real name?

4. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist's mother make him promise?

5. Where did the protagonist's family immigrate from?

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