Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

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

Ming-Chen Wu

Jianyu Wu

Liu Wu

Francis Wu
2 What name does Willis Wu's mother give herself?

Belinda

Catherine

Dorothy

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

7

4

10

8
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?

An electrified fence

A sword

A bullet

A car
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?

Fatty Choy fell through the roof

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

Old Fong fell asleep in the shower

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

English

Cantonese

Mandarin

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

Jackie Chan

Bruce Lee

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

Generic Asian Man 2

Leering Gambler
10 What does Older Brother object to at the beginning of Willis's trial?

the district attorney's haircut

the noise of the audience

Turner's presence in the courtroom

the entire justice system
11 Whose car does Willis steal?

Karen Lee

Miles Turner

Ming-Chen Wu

Sarah Green
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?

Mei Mei

Dorothy

Phoebe

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

Special Guest Star

Kung Fu Dad

Undercover Cop

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

Cool hair

A+ kung fu

Good grades

Fast car
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?

Ming-Chen

Angela

Old Fong

Dorothy
17 How does Old Fong die?

Car crash

Slips and hits his head on a table

Heart attack

Old age
18 How does Allen Chen die?

Drug overdose

Gunshot

Poisoned food

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

Taiwnese

Chinese

Korean

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

Drafted into the army

Disappears on a fishing voyage

Leaves the country to start another family

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

Murray and Hitchens

McNamara and Owens

Grisham and Evans

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

Laundromat

Restaurant

Government Building

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

4

1

8

3
24 Where does Dorothy's bus ride take her? (The one Angela sort of paid for)

California

New York

Florida

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

Ritzy Suit

Lustrous Robe

Soiled A-shirt

Tattered Jeans

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Interior Chinatown

by Charles Yu

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