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

Dorothy

Catherine

Genevieve
3 Which floor does Willis Wu live on in the SRO?
7

10

4

8
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?
Lawyer

Physician

Dental Hygienist

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

A car

A sword

An electrified fence
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

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on
7 What is Ming-Chen Wu's primary language?
Taiwanese

Cantonese

Mandarin

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

George HW Bush

Jackie Chan

Henry Dean Stanton
9 What roles does Fatty Choy play in Act 3, when the Golden Palace is functioning as a gambling den?
Generic Asian Man 2

Leering Gambler

Poker Dealer

Lowlife Oriental
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?
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?
10 weeks

45 days

1 week

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

Niū Niū

Dorothy

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

Special Guest Star

Kung Fu Dad

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

Good grades

A+ kung fu

Fast car
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?
Ming-Chen

Dorothy

Angela

Old Fong
17 How does Old Fong die?
Heart attack

Car crash

Slips and hits his head on a table

Old age
18 How does Allen Chen die?
Poisoned food

Gunshot

Crane accident

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

Korean

Chinese

Taiwnese
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

Disappears on a fishing voyage

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

Turner and Green

Grisham and Evans

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

Government Building

Aquarium

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

8

4

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

New York

Florida

California
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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