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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her soliloquy in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what is one of the things that Phoebe says she will make and sell?
(a) Paper elephants.
(b) Comic books.
(c) Kung fu videos.
(d) Television scripts.

2. What is revealed about Phoebe's personality during her soliloquy in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD"?
(a) She makes a lot of jokes.
(b) She loves music.
(c) She is compassionate.
(d) She is anxious.

3. What did the judge rule in People v. Hall?
(a) Immigration of Asian peoples must be halted.
(b) Asians and Indians are the same group.
(c) Chinese laborers can only live and work in Chinatowns.
(d) Marrying an Asian should cause an American to lose citizenship.

4. 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 he is a good father in this story.
(b) He asks if he is a part of Phoebe's life in this story.
(c) He asks if he and Karen are together in this story.
(d) He asks if there is a role for him in this story.

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

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

7. 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.

8. What reason does a recruiter give Ming-Chen Wu for no one wanting to hire him?
(a) His Taiwanese accent makes him hard to understand.
(b) He does not have a foreign accent.
(c) He did not finish his doctorate.
(d) The Vietnam War has increased racism against people of Asian descent.

9. Who turns out to be the actual "missing Asian"?
(a) Older Brother.
(b) Sifu.
(c) Old Fong.
(d) Willis Wu.

10. When Ming-Chen Wu gets the role as Sifu, what does it cause him to realize?
(a) He never really wanted to be an actor in the first place.
(b) This is the moment that everything depends on, and he has to get his family out of Chinatown.
(c) With hard work and determination, he can accomplish anything.
(d) No matter how high he climbs, he will always be seen as an Asian stereotype.

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

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

13. 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.

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

15. What does the protagonist suggest that he can teach the children on Karen and Phoebe's show?
(a) Singing.
(b) Kung Fu.
(c) Acting.
(d) Storytelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the protagonist decide not to move when Karen moves?

2. What role does Karen usually play?

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

4. When Green asks to make a statement, how does the judge respond?

5. How old is Phoebe's character in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD"?

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