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

Catherine

Genevieve

Belinda
3 Which floor does Willis Wu live on in the SRO?
10

7

8

4
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?
Dental Hygienist

Lawyer

Physician

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

An electrified fence

A car

A bullet
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?
Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

Old Fong fell asleep in the shower

Sifu left the window open during a rainstorm

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

Mandarin

English

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

Henry Dean Stanton

George HW Bush

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

Lowlife Oriental

Poker Dealer

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

the district attorney's haircut

Turner's presence in the courtroom

the noise of the audience
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?
10 weeks

1 week

90 days

45 days
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?"
Cool hair

Fast car

A+ kung fu

Good grades
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?
Dorothy

Angela

Old Fong

Ming-Chen
17 How does Old Fong die?
Heart attack

Slips and hits his head on a table

Car crash

Old age
18 How does Allen Chen die?
Gunshot

Poisoned food

Drug overdose

Crane accident
19 What kind of Asian heritage does Karen Lee have?
Korean

Chinese

Taiwnese

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

Drafted into the army

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Leaves the country to start another family
21 Who are the stars of Black and White?
Murray and Hitchens

McNamara and Owens

Turner and Green

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

Government Building

Laundromat

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

1

8

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

Ohio

New York

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

Soiled A-shirt

Tattered Jeans

Ritzy Suit

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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