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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. What does Wittman accuse Loong of being?

2. What does Zeppelin live in?

3. What kind of names do the women in the play have their names translated to?

4. What does Wittman say will happen to the Chinese woman if she lies on her application?

5. What is the name of Wittman's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wittman persuade his mother to dance in his show?

2. What does the elderly Chinese woman teach Wittman?

3. What does Wittman explain to the elderly Chinese woman?

4. What agreement have Wittman and Tasa come to about work?

5. What does Zeppelin say has happened to Popo?

6. Why is Wittman not sure if Popo is his grandmother?

7. Why is Wittman not allowed to set off firecrackers?

8. What theater elements feature in Wittman's new play?

9. Why does Wittman not like Siew Loong, Little Dragon?

10. What role do Lance and the Young Yale Poet have in Wittman's play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Kingston gives some of his character names that relate to popular culture, for example, Zeppelin. Pick one of the following names and examine what meaning their name gives to their character and the story in general.

1) Wittman

2) Zeppelin

3) Lance

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