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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. From the discussion of lighting on page 11, what can reasonably be inferred?
2. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what reason is given for Asian actors being kept in the background?
3. What motive do Turner and Green suggest for Older Brother's disappearance?
4. What is the name of the police unit featured in Black and White?
5. What is "drunken monkey" (13)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do people in Chinatown say about Older Brother, and why does the narrative say that it does not matter?
2. What is the paradox that periodically sends the residents of the Chinatown SRO Apartments over the edge into an all-night party?
3. When Green takes the protagonist's side in his argument with Turner, what does Turner say about both the protagonist's and Green's reactions?
4. What does the protagonist believe is the reason for the bickering between the two detectives in the opening of "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING," and why is he offended?
5. What are the emotional complexities of the memories attached to the protagonist's mother's scars?
6. Why do people say that Older Brother should have helped Sifu more?
7. Explain the context of the "Wong guy" pun and how the actors react to it in "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE."
8. When Green and Turner do not offer Mini Boss the deal that he wants, how does he escape?
9. Describe how residents use their small spaces at the Chinatown SRO Apartments and what this might signify.
10. What do the memories the protagonist has about his mother and food demonstrate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you weigh the relative impacts that self-stereotyping and stereotyping by others have on the protagonist of Interior Chinatown. Does he have beliefs about himself or other Asian Americans that are derived from stereotypes rather than from individual personality and abilities? Think about the conflicts he faces, the choices he makes, and his beliefs about himself as you create and defend an argument about how much weight each form of stereotyping has on him. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you describe how the novel explores the idea of the "authentic" versus the "performative" self and then offer an analysis of the extent to which this idea applies only to minorities versus applying more generally to the human condition. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write a thesis-driven essay in which you analyze the function of the quotes that precede the various acts. What ideas do they focus on? Who are their authors, and why does it matter? Why include them at all? Be sure to cite all sources in MLA format.
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