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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. What is Nanci tired of being typecast as?

2. What is the nationality of the woman Witman meets on the bus?

3. Who does Wittman think the original gangs were that were represented in the film?

4. Who insists on sitting next to Wittman on the bus?

5. What does A.J.A stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lance represent to Wittman?

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

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

5. How does Wittman try to dissuade the Chinese girl from talking to him?

6. What does Wittman tell the Yale Younger Poet about his theater company?

7. What does Wittman tell Nanci about his life?

8. How do Wittman and Tasa celebrate their marriage?

9. Why does Wittman say he envies the Japanese?

10. What does Wittman write about long into the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the races Kingston represents in the book and examine the myths and stereotypes that surround that race in popular culture. How did these myths develop? What is the truth behind the myth?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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