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?

Catherine

Dorothy

Genevieve

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

10

4

7

8
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?

Gardener

Lawyer

Physician

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

A car

A bullet

An electrified fence

A sword
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?

Old Fong fell asleep in the shower

Sifu left the window open during a rainstorm

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

Fatty Choy fell through the roof
7 What is Ming-Chen Wu's primary language?

Taiwanese

Mandarin

Cantonese

English
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?

Leering Gambler

Lowlife Oriental

Generic Asian Man 2

Poker Dealer
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?

Ming-Chen Wu

Sarah Green

Miles Turner

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

45 days

10 weeks

90 days

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

Phoebe

Dorothy

Niū Niū

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

Kung Fu Dad

Special Guest Star

Kung Fu Guy

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

A+ kung fu

Good grades

Cool hair

Fast car
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?

Angela

Ming-Chen

Dorothy

Old Fong
17 How does Old Fong die?

Car crash

Heart attack

Slips and hits his head on a table

Old age
18 How does Allen Chen die?

Poisoned food

Drug overdose

Crane accident

Gunshot
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.)

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Leaves the country to start another family

Killed by soldiers

Drafted into the army
21 Who are the stars of Black and White?

Murray and Hitchens

McNamara and Owens

Grisham and Evans

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

Government Building

Aquarium

Restaurant

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

1

8

4

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

Florida

California

Ohio

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

Ritzy Suit

Lustrous Robe

Tattered Jeans

Soiled A-shirt

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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