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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 8 is a list of your mother's roles. What do most of these roles have in common?
(a) They emphasize aggression and danger.
(b) They emphasize servitude and helplessness.
(c) They emphasize her intellect and ambition.
(d) They emphasize her looks and sexuality.

2. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what does the protagonist keep telling his mother he is going to do?
(a) Become a director.
(b) Grow up to be Bruce Lee.
(c) Marry the Hostess.
(d) Run away from home.

3. What does the abbreviation "INT." stand for in setting descriptions?
(a) Introduction.
(b) International.
(c) Interior.
(d) Interjection.

4. Why is the protagonist awake so late on most nights?
(a) The building is too cold to sleep in.
(b) He has to wait in a long line to take a shower.
(c) His thoughts make it difficult for him to sleep.
(d) He is too hungry to fall asleep.

5. In the page 13 description of the fatherly pride that the protagonist yearns to see, what do all of the capital letters indicate?
(a) The protagonist is almost desperate in his eagerness to please his father.
(b) The narrator is being sarcastic.
(c) The wording is an allusion.
(d) The emotion is a stereotype or cliché.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the other women shun The Hostess?

2. What words could be said to summarize the "Repertoire" listed on page 7?

3. What is the name of the television show the book focuses on?

4. According to the list on page 11, what is the role where most Asian male actors get stuck as their careers progress?

5. What is the point of view used in Interior Chinatown?

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