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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. Which of the following toys does Wittman object to?

2. What is the name of the special day Wittman's mother is celebrating?

3. What character will Charles Bogaed Shaw play in King of Monkeys?

4. Where do Wittman and Tasa travel to to look for Wittman's grandmother?

5. Which of the following was Nanci at college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Chinese man embarrass Wittman during the seminar?

2. What does Wittman do when Nanci leaves his apartment?

3. How does Wittman maintain his integrity at work?

4. What does Wittman do before he walks out of his job?

5. How does Wittmann react when Nanci compares his work to LeRoi Jones?

6. What does Wittmann see when he has an acid flashback?

7. What does Wittman think when he sees some Chinese immigrants in Golden Gate Park?

8. Why can Wittman's statement about being the monkey King be seen as true?

9. What does Wittman think about the girl sitting on the stairs?

10. What has Wittman's co-worker, Louise, forgotten about Wittman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kingston wrote TRIPMASTER MONKEY in 1990. Choose one of the following options and discuss how people's ideas about race and stereotyping have changed since then:

1) Television and film.

2) The workplace.

3) Education.

Essay Topic 2

Maxine Hong Kingston is known as a feminist writer.

1) How are her views reflected in the novel?

2) Compare her feminist views to feminism in today's society.

Essay Topic 3

Kingston gives some of his character names that relate to popular culture, for example, Zeppelin. Pick one of the following names and examine what meaning their name gives to their character and the story in general.

1) Wittman

2) Zeppelin

3) Lance

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