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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Older Brother say that Chinatown and being Chinese in America have always been?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) A performance.
(c) An inside joke.
(d) Shameful.

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

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

4. On page 226, what is the prosecution's only question for Green?
(a) "Have you been drinking?"
(b) "Where did you buy that suit?"
(c) "What are you doing for dinner tonight?"
(d) "Why do Asians not belong in lead roles?"

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

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

7. 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 happy he was when he was a child.
(c) What he dreamed of being when he was Phoebe's age.
(d) How he used to play with his own father.

8. How long did martial law last under Chiang Kai-shek?
(a) 8 years.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) More than 38 years.
(d) One month short of 15 years.

9. What does the phrase "a castle in the air" refer to?
(a) A secure position from which to defend oneself.
(b) A perspective from which to see more clearly.
(c) A pure place that uncomfortable truth cannot touch.
(d) A dream that is not likely to come true.

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

11. Why is the protagonist suspicious of Karen's interest in him?
(a) He does not believe that anyone could ever love him.
(b) Because she has already dated so many of the other actors.
(c) He is afraid that she is using him to further her career.
(d) Because she is a woman with options.

12. Which character is featured in "ACT VII: EXT. CHINATOWN"?
(a) Ming-Chen Wu.
(b) Dorothy Wu.
(c) Older Brother.
(d) Karen.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Older Brother tell Green the protagonist is really asking for?

2. What is the fear that Phoebe hesitates to tell the protagonist?

3. After the trial, where does the protagonist find himself?

4. What reason does a recruiter give Ming-Chen Wu for no one wanting to hire him?

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

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