Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

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

Francis Wu

Ming-Chen Wu

Liu Wu

Jianyu 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

4

8

10
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?

Gardener

Lawyer

Dental Hygienist

Physician
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?

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?

Taiwanese

Cantonese

English

Mandarin
8 Who did Willis model his behavior after when he was a kid?

George HW Bush

Henry Dean Stanton

Bruce Lee

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

Lowlife Oriental

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

Ming-Chen Wu

Karen Lee

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

10 weeks

45 days

90 days

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

Niū Niū

Phoebe

Dorothy

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

Special Guest Star

Undercover Cop

Kung Fu Dad

Kung Fu Guy
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?

Dorothy

Angela

Old Fong

Ming-Chen
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.)

Killed by soldiers

Drafted into the army

Leaves the country to start another family

Disappears on a fishing voyage
21 Who are the stars of Black and White?

McNamara and Owens

Turner and Green

Grisham and Evans

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

Laundromat

Aquarium

Restaurant

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

3

8

1

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

California

Florida

Ohio

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

Ritzy Suit

Soiled A-shirt

Tattered Jeans

Lustrous Robe

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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