Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

1 What is Willis Wu's father's real name?

Jianyu Wu

Ming-Chen Wu

Francis Wu

Liu Wu
2 What name does Willis Wu's mother give herself?

Belinda

Catherine

Genevieve

Dorothy
3 Which floor does Willis Wu live on in the SRO?

7

10

8

4
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?

Physician

Dental Hygienist

Lawyer

Gardener
5 What kills Willis Wu during his first appearance as "Special Guest Star" in Act 3?

A sword

A bullet

A car

An electrified fence
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

Old Fong fell asleep in the shower

Sifu left the window open during a rainstorm
7 What is Ming-Chen Wu's primary language?

Cantonese

English

Taiwanese

Mandarin
8 Who did Willis model his behavior after when he was a kid?

Henry Dean Stanton

Bruce Lee

Jackie Chan

George HW Bush
9 What roles does Fatty Choy play in Act 3, when the Golden Palace is functioning as a gambling den?

Poker Dealer

Lowlife Oriental

Leering Gambler

Generic Asian Man 2
10 What does Older Brother object to at the beginning of Willis's trial?

the district attorney's haircut

the entire justice system

the noise of the audience

Turner's presence in the courtroom
11 Whose car does Willis steal?

Karen Lee

Ming-Chen Wu

Miles Turner

Sarah Green
12 How long does an actor need to stay off-screen after dying on Black and White?

1 week

10 weeks

45 days

90 days
13 What character does Phoebe play on her own show?

Dorothy

Phoebe

Niū Niū

Mei Mei
14 Which one of these roles did Willis NOT portray?

Special Guest Star

Kung Fu Guy

Kung Fu Dad

Undercover Cop
15 Which of these features does Older Brother NOT display in his "Awesomeness Montage?"

Fast car

Cool hair

A+ kung fu

Good grades
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?

Dorothy

Ming-Chen

Old Fong

Angela
17 How does Old Fong die?

Old age

Heart attack

Slips and hits his head on a table

Car crash
18 How does Allen Chen die?

Poisoned food

Crane accident

Drug overdose

Gunshot
19 What kind of Asian heritage does Karen Lee have?

Korean

Japanese

Chinese

Taiwnese
20 What happens to Ming-Chen's dad? (hint: Ming-Chen is Young Wu when it happens.)

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Leaves the country to start another family

Drafted into the army

Killed by soldiers
21 Who are the stars of Black and White?

Murray and Hitchens

Grisham and Evans

Turner and Green

McNamara and Owens
22 What is The Golden Palace's ordinary function (when it's not serving as a Chinatown set)?

Restaurant

Laundromat

Government Building

Aquarium
23 What do Ming-Chen and Dorothy think of as the best floor in the SRO?

8

4

1

3
24 Where does Dorothy's bus ride take her? (The one Angela sort of paid for)

New York

Ohio

Florida

California
25 What is Ming-Chen wearing when Willis talks to him in the kitchen?

Soiled A-shirt

Tattered Jeans

Lustrous Robe

Ritzy Suit

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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