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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. Where does Wittman tell Nanci he was born?

2. Which of the following books does Wittman reference in this chapter?

3. Who wrote the Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge?

4. What color hair does Tasa have?

5. Which two characters get married in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wittmann see when he has an acid flashback?

2. What does Lance represent to Wittman?

3. How does Wittmann react when Nanci compares his work to LeRoi Jones?

4. Why does Wittman envy Nanci?

5. What has Wittman's co-worker, Louise, forgotten about Wittman?

6. How does Wittman maintain his integrity at work?

7. What does Wittman tell the Yale Younger Poet about his theater company?

8. What was Wittman's student film about?

9. What are Tasa's conditions for hers and Wittman's relationship?

10. Why does Wittman say he envies the Japanese?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Kingston wrote TRIPMASTER MONKEY in 1990. Choose one of the following options and discuss how people's ideas about race and stereotyping have changed since then:

1) Television and film.

2) The workplace.

3) Education.

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