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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 does Wittman have to create a play for?

2. What does Wittman go downtown to register for?

3. What does Wittman say to prevent his mother from worrying?

4. Who is Wittman offended by at the restaurant?

5. What does Zeppelin live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Zeppelin live his life?

4. Why is Wittman not sure if Popo is his grandmother?

5. What agreement have Wittman and Tasa come to about work?

6. Why does Mr. Sanchez think that Wittman's English is not as good as he thinks it is?

7. Why does Wittman have trouble registering at the Unemployment Office?

8. What theater elements feature in Wittman's new play?

9. Why do the Chinese not consider barbarians as ugly?

10. What references does Wittman make to popular culture in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Chinese and western culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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

What events in Wittman's early life influenced his decision to become a playwright? How different would Wittman's life have been if his parents and grandparents were born in America?

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