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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Why does Sifu sit in the dark?
(a) To meditate.
(b) He cannot afford electricity.
(c) He does not believe in modern conveniences.
(d) He is going blind.

4. Whom does the protagonist think of as a "leading man trapped in the body of an extra" (89)?
(a) His father.
(b) Young Fong.
(c) Fatty Choy.
(d) Himself.

5. What is "Black Dude Cop's" real name?
(a) Turner.
(b) Green.
(c) Smith.
(d) Goffman.

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

7. In the resume on page 7, what kind of "face" is listed under "Skills"?
(a) Face of Inscrutable Wisdom.
(b) Face of Injured Honor.
(c) Face of Polite Confusion.
(d) Face of Great Shame.

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

9. What is the protagonist's dream job?
(a) Romantic lead.
(b) Kung Fu Guy.
(c) Writer.
(d) Director.

10. What distinguishes the parts of the script that describe what the protagonist is doing during the filming of Black and White?
(a) They are written in poetic verse.
(b) They are in a different font.
(c) They are right-justified.
(d) They are in all-caps.

11. 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 go on strike.
(c) They contact the city council.
(d) They riot.

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

13. Why did Ming-Chen Wu and Older Brother argue?
(a) Ming-Chen Wu asked Older Brother to train the protagonist in kung fu.
(b) Ming-Chen Wu caught Older Brother gambling.
(c) Older Brother boasted that his kung fu was better than Ming-Chen Wu's.
(d) Older Brother wanted to loan Ming-Chen Wu money.

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

15. What is the point of view used in Interior Chinatown?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Fatty Choy play in the gambling club?

2. Who is the protagonist of Interior Chinatown?

3. How did the "Emperor" get his name?

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

5. Why do the other women shun The Hostess?

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