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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 Chinese year was Wittman born in?

2. Where did Zeppelin and his friends take Popo for a picnic?

3. Where does Wittman's mother live?

4. Which President does Wittman reference in this chapter?

5. What is the title of Wittman's play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wittmann think has happened to Popo?

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

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

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

5. How does Zeppelin live his life?

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

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

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

9. What is Wittman's new play about?

10. What does Wittman say to his mother on the phone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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

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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