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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book from her childhood does Dorothy use to learn English?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Hamilton's Mythology.
(d) The Collected Works of William Shakespeare.

2. Where did Dorothy and Ming-Chen meet?
(a) At the place that became the Golden Palace.
(b) In Ohio.
(c) In Taipei, Taiwan.
(d) In Mississippi.

3. Why does Karen tell the protagonist, "I don't want to practice dating" (167)?
(a) She is hinting that she is serious enough about him to marry him.
(b) He is responding to the situation in an artificial, scripted way.
(c) He has the emotional understanding of a child.
(d) She has already had too many failed relationships.

4. What role does Older Brother play in the trial?
(a) Witness.
(b) Defense attorney.
(c) Judge.
(d) Prosecutor.

5. What is Ming-Chen Wu's first American job?
(a) Script supervisor.
(b) Graduate instructor.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Nurse's assistant.

6. What does the prosecution try to do at the very beginning of the trial?
(a) Prejudice the jury.
(b) Rest its case.
(c) Have the spectators removed.
(d) Introduce a forged exhibit.

7. How long did martial law last under Chiang Kai-shek?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) More than 38 years.
(c) One month short of 15 years.
(d) 8 years.

8. Why does Older Brother say that the court cannot properly hear this case?
(a) Because the police have not even decided if Willis is a suspect.
(b) Because the judge is in love with the prosecutor.
(c) Because the court is set up to see everything as Black or White.
(d) Because the court can only hear cases involving American citizens.

9. Where has Older Brother been while he has been "missing"?
(a) Living in the suburbs.
(b) Another t.v. show.
(c) Law school.
(d) Building a business.

10. What do Older Brother and the protagonist call "Plan B" (231)?
(a) Calling Karen and Phoebe as witnesses.
(b) Stealing a patrol car to flee the court.
(c) Trying to get the baliff's gun.
(d) Using kung fu to fight their way out.

11. When the police show up to take the protagonist, what does he reveal?
(a) He could not think of another way to leave.
(b) He thinks there is a way for him to do both "shows."
(c) He planned all along for them to find the family.
(d) He has been wanting to return to Black and White.

12. When the protagonist arrives on the set of Phoebe and Karen's show, what time does Karen say it is?
(a) Learning time.
(b) Move Your Body time.
(c) School time.
(d) Sleeping time.

13. How many children were in Dorothy Wu's family?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

14. What habit does Phoebe have that shows when she is nervous?
(a) She knots her fingers together.
(b) She clears her throat twice.
(c) She pretends that she is somewhere else.
(d) She pretends that she cannot hear what is happening.

15. On page 226, what is the prosecution's only question for Green?
(a) "Where did you buy that suit?"
(b) "Why do Asians not belong in lead roles?"
(c) "Have you been drinking?"
(d) "What are you doing for dinner tonight?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Older Brother say that Chinatown and being Chinese in America have always been?

2. Who does the protagonist initially assume is the "missing Asian"?

3. In the context of "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what does "xie xie" mean?

4. How does Phoebe's character move between the three countries represented on her show?

5. What reason does a recruiter give Ming-Chen Wu for no one wanting to hire him?

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