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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Learning time.
(d) Move Your Body time.

2. As the protagonist talks with Phoebe, what does he realize about his role on Black and White?
(a) It creates damaging role-modeling for his daughter.
(b) It is the only thing he has that is his alone.
(c) It can never compare to his importance in Phoebe's life.
(d) It will offer him a way to make the future better for Phoebe.

3. 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 did not finish his doctorate.
(c) He does not have a foreign accent.
(d) The Vietnam War has increased racism against people of Asian descent.

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

5. 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) She has already had too many failed relationships.
(d) He has the emotional understanding of a child.

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

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

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

9. What does Ming-Chen Wu's father try to save from their burning house?
(a) His father's ashes.
(b) The family's passports.
(c) The deed to their property.
(d) Ming-Chen Wu's pet cat.

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

11. What point does Older Brother make about discrimination against Asians in the United States?
(a) It has been different from the experience of Black Americans, but is still serious.
(b) There are still many laws that discriminate against Asian Americans.
(c) Because Asians were not enslaved they can not claim to have been persecuted.
(d) Although it was serious in the past, it disappeared a long time ago.

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

13. What does Turner call the protagonist during his testimony?
(a) A nerd.
(b) A ham.
(c) A weenie.
(d) A gangster.

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

15. What does Older Brother tell Green the protagonist is really asking for?
(a) To be treated like any other American.
(b) To be declared innocent.
(c) For a leading role on Black and White.
(d) To be left alone by Black and White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person does the protagonist remember frequently playing characters who died?

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

3. What characteristic is emphasized in the descriptions of the prosecutor and Turner?

4. How long did martial law last under Chiang Kai-shek?

5. What jobs are the actors allowed to do during the "cooling off period" after their characters die?

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