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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. What part of Phoebe's bedtime routine makes the protagonist think she has been watching and learning from him?
(a) The way she washes her face.
(b) The way she jumps into bed.
(c) The way she kisses her stuffed animals goodnight.
(d) The way she brushes her teeth.

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(d) A list of when anti-Asian laws were repealed.

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

4. When the protagonist arrives on the set of Phoebe and Karen's show, what time does Karen say it is?
(a) Learning time.
(b) Move Your Body time.
(c) Sleeping time.
(d) School time.

5. What is the jury's verdict?
(a) They are a hung jury and come to no decision.
(b) They find Willis innocent.
(c) They nullify the law and set Willis free?
(d) They find Willis guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the context of "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD," what does "xie xie" mean?

2. Which character is featured in "ACT VII: EXT. CHINATOWN"?

3. What is the reign of violent oppression begun by Chiang Kai-shek called?

4. Where did Dorothy and Ming-Chen meet?

5. What does the protagonist think is true about Phoebe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the protagonist come to understand about his father in the book's final "Act"?

2. Explain the literal and nonliteral meanings of the world inside Phoebe's closet.

3. What thematic purpose does it serve to focus on the attractiveness of the prosecutor and witnesses and to include indicators of sexual tension in the courtroom?

4. In what ways does "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD" show that Phoebe's innocence and youth are protective?

5. What is the rhetorical purpose of the list of anti-Asian laws that begins "ACT VI: THE CASE OF THE MISSING ASIAN"?

6. What is the double-meaning of "learning time" in "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD"?

7. On page 188, the script notes that Karen and Phoebe's show is "a cartoon. Sort of." In what sense is this both literally and figuratively true?

8. How does Yu set the reader up to feel the maximum impact of the revelation of Phoebe's fifth "fear"?

9. In what ways does Karen influence the protagonist to develop emotionally?

10. Why does the protagonist react badly both to the news about the baby and the later news about Karen's new show?

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