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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 Wittman ask his mother and her friends to do?

2. Where does WIttman think his mother has sent his grandmother?

3. Who does Wittman claim he is still attracted to?

4. What is Siew Loong an expert in?

5. What special day does Wittman's play open on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the elderly Chinese woman teach Wittman?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Zeppelin live his life?

8. What role do Lance and the Young Yale Poet have in Wittman's play?

9. How does Wittman get himself and Tasa thrown out of the restaurant?

10. How does Wittman persuade the firemen to overlook the violation?

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

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 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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