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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who were the Kuomintang?
(a) The Nationalist Party in Taiwan.
(b) A mainland Chinese paramilitary group.
(c) An anti-government terrorist group in Taiwan.
(d) A mainland Chinese government junta.

4. Watching Phoebe playing in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what does the protagonist suddenly remember?
(a) What it means to be authentically yourself.
(b) How he used to play with his own father.
(c) How happy he was when he was a child.
(d) What he dreamed of being when he was Phoebe's age.

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

6. What does Turner accuse the protagonist of?
(a) Internalizing a sense of inferiority.
(b) Being a terrible actor.
(c) Causing Older Brother's disappearance.
(d) Neglecting his family responsibilities.

7. 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.

8. What is the reign of violent oppression begun by Chiang Kai-shek called?
(a) The Cultural Revolution.
(b) The White Terror.
(c) The Killing Fields.
(d) The 2/28 Incident.

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

10. When Green asks to make a statement, how does the judge respond?
(a) By asking her to return to the gallery.
(b) By asking her if she wants to share the judge's seat.
(c) By telling her that she can only answer questions from the lawyers.
(d) By taking her aside for a private conversation.

11. When the protagonist is about to tell Karen about his meeting with the director, what news does Karen have for him?
(a) She is leaving him.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has been offered a job on a different show.
(d) She expects him to propose.

12. In ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what has the protagonist's name changed to in the script?
(a) Generic Asian Father.
(b) Special Guest Star.
(c) Kung Fu Guy.
(d) Kung Fu Dad.

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

14. What jobs are the actors allowed to do during the "cooling off period" after their characters die?
(a) Props and costumes.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) None.
(d) Catering.

15. What space has Phoebe used to create her imaginary land?
(a) The garage of their home.
(b) The attic of their home.
(c) Her closet.
(d) Karen's bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the judge rule in People v. Hall?

2. On page 233, who tells the protagonist "Your oppression is second-class"?

3. Where did Dorothy and Ming-Chen meet?

4. On page 226, what is the prosecution's only question for Green?

5. Why does Ming-Chen Wu leave UCLA?

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