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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Karen usually play?
(a) Ethnically Ambiguous Woman Number One.
(b) Floating Latina.
(c) White Girl With Exotic Eyes.
(d) Special Guest Star.

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

3. When the protagonist offers to play with Phoebe, where does she retreat?
(a) To the set of her show.
(b) To her castle.
(c) To Karen's room.
(d) To her imaginary "school."

4. What is the first point that Older Brother makes in court?
(a) The justice system is rigged.
(b) Willis is guilty.
(c) Willis has cooperated in his own persecution.
(d) Asians are not viewed as Americans.

5. Which person does the protagonist remember frequently playing characters who died?
(a) Old Fong.
(b) His mother.
(c) Older Brother.
(d) His father.

6. Who is Phoebe?
(a) The protagonist's daughter.
(b) Karen's sister.
(c) Dorothy's sister.
(d) A rival actress who takes Karen's job.

7. How does Allen, Ming-Wu's college roommate, die?
(a) A deliberate overdose.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) He is executed for murder.
(d) He is the victim of a hate crime.

8. Who are the witnesses against the protagonist?
(a) Karen and Phoebe.
(b) Fatty Choy and Young Fong.
(c) Green and Turner.
(d) Dorothy and Ming-Chen.

9. In ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what does the protagonist ask about the story that Phoebe and Karen are living in, now?
(a) He asks if there is a role for him in this story.
(b) He asks if he and Karen are together in this story.
(c) He asks if he is a part of Phoebe's life in this story.
(d) He asks if he is a good father in this story.

10. In the context of "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what does "xie xie" mean?
(a) Time to wake up.
(b) Thank you very much.
(c) Hello.
(d) Good morning.

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

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

13. After the trial, where does the protagonist find himself?
(a) On the set of Black and White.
(b) In a brand new setting he has never seen.
(c) On the set of Karen and Phoebe's show.
(d) In jail.

14. After Green takes the stand, what objection does Older Brother raise?
(a) There is no need for White witnesses.
(b) There is too much sexual tension in the courtroom.
(c) She does not appear on his witness list.
(d) She is not dressed appropriately for a courtroom.

15. Why does Ming-Chen Wu leave UCLA?
(a) He is tired of all of the racist harassment.
(b) He is failing an important class in his major.
(c) He can no longer pay his tuition and has to move to find more work.
(d) His mother gets sick and he is needed to support the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reign of violent oppression begun by Chiang Kai-shek called?

2. In ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what reason does Phoebe say Karen gave for their not visiting the protagonist?

3. Which character is featured in "ACT VII: EXT. CHINATOWN"?

4. Who is Angela?

5. In her soliloquy in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what is one of the things that Phoebe says she will make and sell?

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