Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

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

Ming-Chen Wu

Liu Wu

Jianyu Wu

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

Catherine

Belinda

Dorothy

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

10

4

7

8
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?

Lawyer

Gardener

Dental Hygienist

Physician
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

Sifu left the window open during a rainstorm

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

Old Fong fell asleep in the shower
7 What is Ming-Chen Wu's primary language?

English

Cantonese

Mandarin

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

Bruce Lee

Henry Dean Stanton

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?

Turner's presence in the courtroom

the district attorney's haircut

the noise of the audience

the entire justice system
11 Whose car does Willis steal?

Karen Lee

Miles Turner

Sarah Green

Ming-Chen Wu
12 How long does an actor need to stay off-screen after dying on Black and White?

90 days

45 days

10 weeks

1 week
13 What character does Phoebe play on her own show?

Mei Mei

Phoebe

Niū Niū

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

Kung Fu Dad

Kung Fu Guy

Undercover Cop

Special Guest Star
15 Which of these features does Older Brother NOT display in his "Awesomeness Montage?"

Good grades

Fast car

A+ kung fu

Cool hair
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?

Old Fong

Ming-Chen

Dorothy

Angela
17 How does Old Fong die?

Heart attack

Old age

Slips and hits his head on a table

Car crash
18 How does Allen Chen die?

Gunshot

Drug overdose

Crane accident

Poisoned food
19 What kind of Asian heritage does Karen Lee have?

Taiwnese

Japanese

Chinese

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

Drafted into the army

Leaves the country to start another family

Killed by soldiers

Disappears on a fishing voyage
21 Who are the stars of Black and White?

Grisham and Evans

Murray and Hitchens

McNamara and Owens

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

Aquarium

Government Building

Restaurant

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

3

4

1

8
24 Where does Dorothy's bus ride take her? (The one Angela sort of paid for)

Florida

Ohio

California

New York
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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