Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

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

Liu Wu

Jianyu Wu

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

Catherine

Belinda

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

7

8

4
4 What does Older Brother do for a living?
Physician

Gardener

Lawyer

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

A bullet

A car

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

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

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

Mandarin

Cantonese

Taiwanese
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?
Lowlife Oriental

Generic Asian Man 2

Leering Gambler

Poker Dealer
10 What does Older Brother object to at the beginning of Willis's trial?
the noise of the audience

Turner's presence in the courtroom

the district attorney's haircut

the entire justice system
11 Whose car does Willis steal?
Ming-Chen Wu

Sarah Green

Karen Lee

Miles Turner
12 How long does an actor need to stay off-screen after dying on Black and White?
90 days

45 days

10 weeks

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

Phoebe

Mei Mei

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

Special Guest Star

Undercover Cop

Kung Fu Dad
15 Which of these features does Older Brother NOT display in his "Awesomeness Montage?"
Cool hair

Fast car

Good grades

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

Ming-Chen

Old Fong

Angela
17 How does Old Fong die?
Old age

Car crash

Heart attack

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

Drug overdose

Crane accident

Poisoned food
19 What kind of Asian heritage does Karen Lee have?
Japanese

Chinese

Korean

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

Drafted into the army

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Killed by soldiers
21 Who are the stars of Black and White?
Grisham and Evans

McNamara and Owens

Murray and Hitchens

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

Laundromat

Government Building

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

4

1

3
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?
Soiled A-shirt

Tattered Jeans

Lustrous Robe

Ritzy Suit

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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