Interior Chinatown Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Charles Yu
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Interior Chinatown Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What brings the protagonist's first Special Guest Star role to an end?
(a) He is fired for flirting with Green.
(b) He is fired for fighting with Turner.
(c) His character flees Chinatown.
(d) His character is shot and killed.

3. What is the "terminal, ultimate, exalted position for any Asian working in this world" (12)?
(a) Wizened Chinaman.
(b) Very Special Guest Star: Kung Fu Guy.
(c) Dragon Lady.
(d) Sifu, the Mysterious Kung Fu Master.

4. What does the abbreviation "INT." stand for in setting descriptions?
(a) International.
(b) Introduction.
(c) Interjection.
(d) Interior.

5. When the protagonist first tells his father that he is working with Green and Turner, how does his father react?
(a) He is worried.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is jealous.
(d) He is proud.

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

7. What is a reasonable summary of the poem on page 6?
(a) Sometimes your only choice is to build a life out of the scraps you are given.
(b) There are no small roles, only small actors.
(c) Your reactions are what matters, not what happens to you.
(d) If you believe in yourself, you can do anything.

8. What does Bonnie Tsui say represents "the ambiguous Asian everywhere" (iv)?
(a) Orientalism.
(b) Kung Fu.
(c) Chinese food.
(d) Chinatown.

9. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what happens when the building residents get fed up with their living conditions?
(a) They go on strike.
(b) They throw a party.
(c) They riot.
(d) They contact the city council.

10. What is the "Floating Latina"?
(a) A Latina actress who is sometimes featured in the background of posters.
(b) A Latina actress whose character is found drowned.
(c) A Latina actress who takes different Latina roles in different episodes.
(d) A Latina actress with a peculiar way of walking across the set.

11. What is the name of the police unit featured in Black and White?
(a) The Special Crimes Unit.
(b) The Major Crimes Unit.
(c) The Impossible Crimes Unit.
(d) The Unsolved Crimes Unit.

12. What is the name of the television show the book focuses on?
(a) The Golden Palace.
(b) Twin Dragons.
(c) Chinatown.
(d) Black and White.

13. What role does Young Fong play in the gambling club?
(a) Generic Asian Man.
(b) Lowlife Oriental.
(c) Sleazy Asian Guy.
(d) Mini Boss.

14. What are the majority of the protagonist's earliest memories of his mother centered around?
(a) Teasing.
(b) Studying.
(c) Food.
(d) Her absence.

15. What stereotypical musical sound does Black and White use?
(a) An erhu.
(b) A gong.
(c) A guzheng.
(d) A guqin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist find the other men doing outside his door?

2. What is Karen Lee's job?

3. What is "drunken monkey" (13)?

4. What is the real purpose of the protagonist's visits to his father?

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

(see the answer keys)

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