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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. Why does Wittman have trouble registering at the unemployment office?

2. Who does Wittman call at the beginning of the chapter?

3. What is the name of Wittman's mother?

4. Who is Wittman offended by at the restaurant?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Wittman's Chinese ethnicity affected one of the following areas in her life.

1) Work.

2) Social life.

3) Intimate relationships.

4) Family.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1960s.

1) Why was ethnicity and stereotyping such an issue during this time? In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2) Was America going through a transitional phase in the 1960s? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1960s America?

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