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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As the protagonist is trying to get the bickering detectives to focus, what piece of information does he accidentally reveal?
(a) Fatty Choy is in a gang.
(b) Older Brother is missing.
(c) There is an underground casino in Chinatown.
(d) Ming Chen-Wu is his father.

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

4. What is "drunken monkey" (13)?
(a) A noodle dish.
(b) A low-status acting role.
(c) A cocktail.
(d) A form of kung fu.

5. What role does the protagonist play throughout most of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING"?
(a) Kung Fu Guy.
(b) Generic Asian Man Number One.
(c) Generic Asian Man Number Two.
(d) Special Guest Star.

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

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

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

9. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist's mother make him promise?
(a) To take a job outside of Chinatown.
(b) To bury her in China when she dies.
(c) To stop practicing kung fu inside the apartment.
(d) Not to grow up to be Kung Fu Guy.

10. Where does the protagonist's mother live?
(a) With him.
(b) In another city's Chinatown.
(c) With his father.
(d) Down the hall from his father.

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

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

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

14. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is special about Friday nights?
(a) Watching kung fu movies.
(b) Eating home-cooked food.
(c) Playing cards with the neighbors.
(d) Parties in the apartment building.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 56, how does his mother explain the promise she extracts from the protagonist?

2. What role does Young Fong play in the gambling club?

3. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," how does the protagonist spoil the fun that the other men are having outside his room?

4. What is the "terminal, ultimate, exalted position for any Asian working in this world" (12)?

5. Where does the protagonist live?

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