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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "ACT VI: THE CASE OF THE MISSING ASIAN" begin with?
(a) The surprise entrance of Older Brother.
(b) A list of anti-Asian laws.
(c) The protagonist sitting in court.
(d) A list of when anti-Asian laws were repealed.

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

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

4. Where does Dorothy go to live next after she leaves Alabama?
(a) California.
(b) The Chinatown SRO Apartments.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Ohio.

5. 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) The Vietnam War has increased racism against people of Asian descent.
(d) He did not finish his doctorate.

6. Who does the protagonist notice is missing among the spectators?
(a) Karen.
(b) His mother.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) His father.

7. What name does Karen call the protagonist by?
(a) Willis.
(b) Kung Fu Guy.
(c) Sifu.
(d) Will.

8. What time period in Taiwan is represented in Karen and Phoebe's new show?
(a) Modern times.
(b) A futuristic version of Taiwan.
(c) Pre-colonial times.
(d) The Kuomintang era.

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

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

11. What characteristic is emphasized in the descriptions of the prosecutor and Turner?
(a) Their concern for Willis.
(b) Their concern for justice.
(c) Their attractiveness.
(d) Their intelligence.

12. How does Phoebe's character move between the three countries represented on her show?
(a) She does not need to move; they are represented as the same physical place.
(b) She points to a place in her atlas.
(c) She steps through a doorway.
(d) She is lifted by a magical balloon.

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

14. What worry does the protagonist have about staying with Karen and Phoebe?
(a) He cannot promise that he will not leave again.
(b) It might just be another role.
(c) He does not really fit in.
(d) The police will eventually find him.

15. What recurring problem does Dorothy face when she is younger?
(a) Homesickness for her life in Taiwan.
(b) Sexual harassment.
(c) Racist beliefs about her intelligence.
(d) Being falsely accused of crimes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What role does Older Brother play in the trial?

3. What does "acculturation" mean?

4. How many children were in Dorothy Wu's family?

5. What happens when the protagonist is finally freed from Black and White?

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