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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. Who is Phoebe?

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

3. When Ming-Chen Wu gets the role as Sifu, what does it cause him to realize?

4. What role does Karen usually play?

5. When Green asks to make a statement, how does the judge respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Turner's argument about the protagonist's internalized inferiority?

2. What is the structural purpose of telling the story of Ming-Chen Wu and Dorothy right before the protagonist starts his relationship with Karen?

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

4. What is the conflict between the protagonist and Karen about how Phoebe is growing up?

5. What happens to Ming-Chen Wu's friend Allen after he becomes a success in the United States?

6. What is Green's argument when she accuses the protagonist of narcissism?

7. What does the protagonist see as the benefits and drawbacks of the place where his daughter is growing up?

8. What is the confusion over who the "missing Asian" is, and what bizarre revelation comes as the confusion is cleared up?

9. What is the real struggle that the protagonist is undergoing as he tries to tell Phoebe a story?

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

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 explore the rhetorical purpose of the sexual tension between Green and Turner. What commentary on both race and performance does it make? 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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