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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "ACT III: ETHNIC RECURRING".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "Floating Latina"?
(a) A Latina actress whose character is found drowned.
(b) A Latina actress who is sometimes featured in the background of posters.
(c) A Latina actress with a peculiar way of walking across the set.
(d) A Latina actress who takes different Latina roles in different episodes.

2. 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 wording is an allusion.
(b) The protagonist is almost desperate in his eagerness to please his father.
(c) The narrator is being sarcastic.
(d) The emotion is a stereotype or cliché.

3. What is the line that the protagonist finally delivers, on page 76, when his chance comes and all eyes are on him?
(a) "Okay. I help you."
(b) "I am an undercover detective."
(c) "I know kung fu."
(d) "Leave the Old Man alone."

4. What role does Young Fong play in the gambling club?
(a) Sleazy Asian Guy.
(b) Generic Asian Man.
(c) Lowlife Oriental.
(d) Mini Boss.

5. What is the real purpose of the protagonist's visits to his father?
(a) Trying to reunite his father and mother.
(b) Taking care of his father's needs.
(c) Learning about his family's history.
(d) Urging his father to go into a retirement home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist think about telling Turner the truth about?

2. What is Karen Lee's job?

3. What is it reasonable to assume is the purpose of the long list of names on page 58?

4. In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," who is standing by the protagonist's door when he arrives home after work?

5. What is the protagonist's father's real name?

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