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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is lifted by a magical balloon.
(c) She points to a place in her atlas.
(d) She steps through a doorway.

2. When the protagonist is finally given the role of Kung Fu Guy, how does he react?
(a) He realizes that he has made a big mistake and leaves Chinatown.
(b) He is overjoyed and decides that he will work harder than ever at his career.
(c) He celebrates with his mother and father, but misses Karen.
(d) He blows up on the set of Black and White and gets fired.

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

4. What is revealed about Phoebe's feelings about her father in her soliloquy in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD"?
(a) She is very hurt by his behavior toward her.
(b) She is angry and is trying to push him away.
(c) She idealizes and misses him.
(d) She barely remembers her father.

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

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

7. Why does Karen tell the protagonist, "I don't want to practice dating" (167)?
(a) She has already had too many failed relationships.
(b) He has the emotional understanding of a child.
(c) She is hinting that she is serious enough about him to marry him.
(d) He is responding to the situation in an artificial, scripted way.

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

9. How many children were in Dorothy Wu's family?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

11. In ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," just as the protagonist figures out how to tell his story, what does Phoebe do?
(a) She asks him to tell her a different story.
(b) She runs back to her mother.
(c) She starts telling him a story of her own.
(d) She falls asleep.

12. What happens when the protagonist is finally freed from Black and White?
(a) A new "Generic Asian Man" takes his place on the show.
(b) The show moves its location to a Hispanic barrio.
(c) The show rebrands itself as "Black and Yellow."
(d) The show ends, leaving Chinatown permanently.

13. What is the name of Phoebe's character on the new television show?
(a) Mei Mei,
(b) Phoebe.
(c) A-kong
(d) Kung Fu Kid.

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

15. Why do some of the actors think that having their characters die is a good thing?
(a) They think that if you play the same character long enough you forget who you are.
(b) They know that having your character die is the only way to get cast as a higher-status character.
(c) They enjoy having some time away from acting.
(d) They all hate their characters, anyway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the jury's verdict?

2. After Green takes the stand, what objection does Older Brother raise?

3. What question does Green put to the protagonist?

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

5. Why does Ming-Chen Wu tolerate the constant sexual harassment of Dorothy?

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