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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Turner to lecture the protagonist about the system?
(a) The protagonist objects to being called "the Asian Guy."
(b) The protagonist tries to defend the residents of Chinatown.
(c) The protagonist tells Turner and Green that they cannot act.
(d) The protagonist asks for a bigger role in Black and White.

2. On page 93, to whom does the protagonist deliver the line "You move slow, like a turtle"?
(a) Fatty Choy.
(b) His father.
(c) Turner.
(d) Young Fong.

3. What motive do Turner and Green suggest for Older Brother's disappearance?
(a) Another resident might have killed him to create more opportunities for other Asian men.
(b) He might have been killed during a turf war over the money laundering operation.
(c) His involvement in Fatty Choy's gambling operation might have made him a kidnapping target.
(d) The protagonist himself might have killed Older Brother out of jealousy.

4. What is "White Lady Cop's" name?
(a) Turner.
(b) Goffman.
(c) Smith.
(d) Green.

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

6. What are the seven main sections of Interior Chinatown called?
(a) Scenes.
(b) Acts.
(c) Chapters.
(d) Stanzas.

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

8. What is a cheongsam?
(a) A pork-filled dumpling.
(b) A man who gossips too much.
(c) A traditional Chinese dress.
(d) A traditional Chinese instrument.

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

10. Why does the protagonist finally step into the spotlight during the filming of Black and White?
(a) He cannot stand that his father seems to have accepted his role as a passive object.
(b) He is genuinely concerned that the Old Asian Man might get fired for not speaking English.
(c) He can no longer put up with the casually racist jokes on the set.
(d) He is afraid that this time the officers will really shoot the Old Asian Man.

11. Who is the protagonist of Interior Chinatown?
(a) Choy.
(b) Charles.
(c) Sifu.
(d) Willis.

12. What is the main problem with living on the floor that the protagonist lives on?
(a) It often floods because the shower pan on the floor above is cracked.
(b) It is the floor where all of the gang members live.
(c) It is the only floor that does not have its own bathroom and shower.
(d) It is a high floor and the elevator is always broken.

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

14. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?
(a) Charles Wu.
(b) Willis Wu.
(c) Willis Yu.
(d) Charles Yu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does the Old Asian Man break character?

2. What is the point of view used in Interior Chinatown?

3. On page 102, when the protagonist first sees Fatty Choy, what does Choy say to him?

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

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

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