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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is special about Friday nights?
(a) Eating home-cooked food.
(b) Parties in the apartment building.
(c) Watching kung fu movies.
(d) Playing cards with the neighbors.

2. Why does Young Fong get cast in villain roles?
(a) Everyone knows that he is a terrible person.
(b) No one actually knows; it seems like it happened once and then just kept on happening.
(c) His slight build and mild looks make him seem creepy to most Americans.
(d) He is not only large and intimidating, but he is shockingly unattractive.

3. Where does the protagonist's mother live?
(a) Down the hall from his father.
(b) In another city's Chinatown.
(c) With him.
(d) With his father.

4. What is the protagonist's father's real name?
(a) Sifu.
(b) Choy.
(c) Willis.
(d) Ming.

5. According to the list on page 11, what is the role where most Asian male actors get stuck as their careers progress?
(a) Henchman.
(b) Kung Fu Guy.
(c) Striving Immigrant.
(d) Generic Asian Man Number One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinguishes the parts of the script that describe what the protagonist is doing during the filming of Black and White?

2. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," how does the protagonist spoil the fun that the other men are having outside his room?

3. What does the protagonist think about telling Turner the truth about?

4. What is Karen Lee's job?

5. What are the seven main sections of Interior Chinatown called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ultimately happened to Older Brother?

2. What are some of the details that people should realize mean that Sifu is living in poverty?

3. Why do the residents of the Chinatown SRO Apartments feel as if they never really leave work?

4. Describe the interior of the Golden Palace.

5. What causes the protagonist to realize that his father is suffering from dementia, and how does he respond?

6. In what two ways does Karen Lee try to save the protagonist, and how do her attempts fail?

7. Why do people say that Older Brother should have helped Sifu more?

8. What are the multiple identities of Karen Lee?

9. What is the paradox that periodically sends the residents of the Chinatown SRO Apartments over the edge into an all-night party?

10. What about Older Brother's looks make him appealing to non-Asian audiences?

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