Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

1 What is Willis Wu's father's real name?
Ming-Chen Wu

Francis Wu

Jianyu Wu

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

Belinda

Genevieve

Catherine
3 Which floor does Willis Wu live on in the SRO?
8

10

7

4
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?
Physician

Dental Hygienist

Gardener

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

A sword

A bullet

An electrified fence
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?
Sifu left the window open during a rainstorm

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

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

Taiwanese

Mandarin

Cantonese
8 Who did Willis model his behavior after when he was a kid?
Henry Dean Stanton

Bruce Lee

George HW Bush

Jackie Chan
9 What roles does Fatty Choy play in Act 3, when the Golden Palace is functioning as a gambling den?
Leering Gambler

Poker Dealer

Generic Asian Man 2

Lowlife Oriental
10 What does Older Brother object to at the beginning of Willis's trial?
Turner's presence in the courtroom

the entire justice system

the noise of the audience

the district attorney's haircut
11 Whose car does Willis steal?
Karen Lee

Sarah Green

Miles Turner

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

90 days

1 week

10 weeks
13 What character does Phoebe play on her own show?
Dorothy

Niū Niū

Mei Mei

Phoebe
14 Which one of these roles did Willis NOT portray?
Kung Fu Dad

Undercover Cop

Special Guest Star

Kung Fu Guy
15 Which of these features does Older Brother NOT display in his "Awesomeness Montage?"
Fast car

A+ kung fu

Good grades

Cool hair
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?
Angela

Ming-Chen

Dorothy

Old Fong
17 How does Old Fong die?
Car crash

Old age

Slips and hits his head on a table

Heart attack
18 How does Allen Chen die?
Gunshot

Crane accident

Poisoned food

Drug overdose
19 What kind of Asian heritage does Karen Lee have?
Chinese

Japanese

Korean

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

Killed by soldiers

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Leaves the country to start another family
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)?
Aquarium

Government Building

Laundromat

Restaurant
23 What do Ming-Chen and Dorothy think of as the best floor in the SRO?
3

4

8

1
24 Where does Dorothy's bus ride take her? (The one Angela sort of paid for)
New York

California

Ohio

Florida
25 What is Ming-Chen wearing when Willis talks to him in the kitchen?
Soiled A-shirt

Lustrous Robe

Ritzy Suit

Tattered Jeans

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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