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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 does Wittmann warn Tasa that his tale will turn her into?

2. Which of the following is a Chang characteristic?

3. What is the name of Popo's new husband?

4. What does Wittman offer the firemen if they agree to overlook the violation?

5. What does Wittman call his grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wittman use character names to make a statement about stereotypes?

2. How does Zeppelin live his life?

3. How does Zeppelin illustrate the cheapness of the Chang family?

4. What does the elderly Chinese woman teach Wittman?

5. How does Wittman persuade his mother to dance in his show?

6. What does Wittman explain to the elderly Chinese woman?

7. What is Wittman's new play about?

8. What happens during the play's climax?

9. Why does Wittman not like Siew Loong, Little Dragon?

10. Why is Wittman not allowed to set off firecrackers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 3

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) The popular culture references shows how varied American popular culture is and the options open to Wittman as a Chinese American.

2) Wittman feels he has a right to racially discriminated because he has been discriminated against himself.

3) People's views on Chinese American are becoming more positive as Chinese American integrate themselves more into American society.

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