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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. How does Wittman persuade his mother to dance at his show?

2. What does Zeppelin live in?

3. What is Wittman's story in the tradition of?

4. What does Wittman give Tasa for a wedding present?

5. What does Siew Loong use to render Wittman unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens during the play's climax?

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

10. How does Zeppelin live his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's life. In what way are her life and personality reflected in the book? How does she use the novel to express her views?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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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