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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. Where did Wittman buy his three piece suit?

2. What kind of car does Tasa own?

3. What does the girl turn into when they cross the Golden Gate Bridge?

4. What kind of people discuss the best health food stores?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wittman think about the film WEST SIDE STORY?

2. Why does Wittman say he envies the Japanese?

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

4. Why is Wittman angry with Lance over their first meeting?

5. What are Tasa's conditions for hers and Wittman's relationship?

6. What does Lance represent to Wittman?

7. What was Wittman's student film about?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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