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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "ACT V: KUNG FU DAD".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealed about Phoebe's personality during her soliloquy in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD"?
(a) She is compassionate.
(b) She is anxious.
(c) She makes a lot of jokes.
(d) She loves music.

2. On page 195, when the protagonist questions Karen's choice of a place to bring Phoebe up, what does Karen reply?
(a) "Sometimes grown-ups need to make hard choices."
(b) "You'll figure it out."
(c) "You lost the right to make that decision."
(d) "That was your choice."

3. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," how does the protagonist spoil the fun that the other men are having outside his room?
(a) He reminds them that they do not matter to Black and White at all--they are generic and replaceable.
(b) He asks them how it would matter if one of them got to play Kung Fu Guy.
(c) He tells them that he heard that the show is discontinuing the role of Kung Fu Guy.
(d) He questions their dignity and authenticity.

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what reason is given for Asian actors being kept in the background?
(a) Their presence over-complicates the simplistic narrative of Black and White.
(b) They are not seen as "real" Americans.
(c) The script writers do not know how to write for Asian characters.
(d) The lead actors are prejudiced against Asian-Americans.

5. What time period in Taiwan is represented in Karen and Phoebe's new show?
(a) The Kuomintang era.
(b) A futuristic version of Taiwan.
(c) Pre-colonial times.
(d) Modern times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the protagonist's family immigrate from?

2. How old is Phoebe's character in ACT V: KUNG FU DAD"?

3. What part of Phoebe's bedtime routine makes the protagonist think she has been watching and learning from him?

4. Why does Young Fong get cast in villain roles?

5. What is the line that the protagonist finally delivers, on page 76, when his chance comes and all eyes are on him?

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