Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

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

Liu Wu

Francis Wu

Ming-Chen Wu
2 What name does Willis Wu's mother give herself?
Belinda

Genevieve

Dorothy

Catherine
3 Which floor does Willis Wu live on in the SRO?
4

8

10

7
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?
Gardener

Physician

Lawyer

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

A sword

A car

An electrified fence
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?
Old Fong fell asleep in the shower

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

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

Mandarin

English

Cantonese
8 Who did Willis model his behavior after when he was a kid?
Bruce Lee

Jackie Chan

George HW Bush

Henry Dean Stanton
9 What roles does Fatty Choy play in Act 3, when the Golden Palace is functioning as a gambling den?
Lowlife Oriental

Poker Dealer

Leering Gambler

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

the noise of the audience

the district attorney's haircut

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

Karen Lee

Ming-Chen Wu

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

45 days

90 days

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

Dorothy

Phoebe

Mei Mei
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?"
Good grades

Fast car

Cool hair

A+ kung fu
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?
Dorothy

Angela

Ming-Chen

Old Fong
17 How does Old Fong die?
Heart attack

Car crash

Old age

Slips and hits his head on a table
18 How does Allen Chen die?
Drug overdose

Crane accident

Poisoned food

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

Taiwnese

Korean

Japanese
20 What happens to Ming-Chen's dad? (hint: Ming-Chen is Young Wu when it happens.)
Leaves the country to start another family

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Killed by soldiers

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

Turner and Green

McNamara and Owens

Grisham and Evans
22 What is The Golden Palace's ordinary function (when it's not serving as a Chinatown set)?
Government Building

Restaurant

Laundromat

Aquarium
23 What do Ming-Chen and Dorothy think of as the best floor in the SRO?
8

1

3

4
24 Where does Dorothy's bus ride take her? (The one Angela sort of paid for)
California

Ohio

Florida

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

Tattered Jeans

Ritzy Suit

Soiled A-shirt

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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