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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. In the flashback in In "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE," what is special about Friday nights?

2. As the protagonist is trying to get the bickering detectives to focus, what piece of information does he accidentally reveal?

3. Who is the author of Interior Chinatown?

4. What always happens in the scene from Black and White that recurs throughout "ACT II: INT. GOLDEN PALACE"?

5. From the discussion of lighting on page 11, what can reasonably be inferred?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the residents of the Chinatown SRO Apartments feel as if they never really leave work?

2. What is the paradox that periodically sends the residents of the Chinatown SRO Apartments over the edge into an all-night party?

3. When the protagonist finally steps into the spotlight, what is his first line, and what does it signify?

4. What are the protagonist's earliest memories of his father?

5. How does the text describe Bruce Lee?

6. What about Older Brother's looks make him appealing to non-Asian audiences?

7. What causes the protagonist to realize that his father is suffering from dementia, and how does he respond?

8. What do people in Chinatown say about Older Brother, and why does the narrative say that it does not matter?

9. When Green and Turner do not offer Mini Boss the deal that he wants, how does he escape?

10. Describe the interior of the Golden Palace.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a thesis-driven essay in which you examine the various sources of and beliefs about power and authority in Interior Chinatown. Be sure that your essay recognizes the difference between power and authority and incorporates this distinction into its central argument. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you describe how the novel explores the idea of the "authentic" versus the "performative" self and then offer an analysis of the extent to which this idea applies only to minorities versus applying more generally to the human condition. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write a thesis-driven essay in which you analyze the function of the focus throughout the text on the relative attractiveness of various characters. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.

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