Interior Chinatown Quizzes

Interior Chinatown Quiz 1

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

Ming-Chen Wu

Liu Wu

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

Catherine

Belinda

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

8

10

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

Dental Hygienist

Gardener

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

A bullet

A sword

A car
6 Why does Willis's apartment flood in Act 2?
Old Fong fell asleep in the shower

Willis' upstairs neighbor left the sink on

Sifu left the window open during a rainstorm

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

Taiwanese

English

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

George HW Bush

Bruce Lee

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

Poker Dealer

Lowlife Oriental

Leering Gambler
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?
Karen Lee

Sarah Green

Ming-Chen Wu

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

45 days

10 weeks

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

Phoebe

Mei Mei

Dorothy
14 Which one of these roles did Willis NOT portray?
Special Guest Star

Undercover Cop

Kung Fu Guy

Kung Fu Dad
15 Which of these features does Older Brother NOT display in his "Awesomeness Montage?"
A+ kung fu

Cool hair

Good grades

Fast car
16 Who gives Dorothy her name?
Dorothy

Angela

Ming-Chen

Old Fong
17 How does Old Fong die?
Car crash

Heart attack

Slips and hits his head on a table

Old age
18 How does Allen Chen die?
Drug overdose

Crane accident

Gunshot

Poisoned food
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

Turner and Green

McNamara and Owens

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

Restaurant

Aquarium

Government Building
23 What do Ming-Chen and Dorothy think of as the best floor in the SRO?
1

8

4

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

Florida

New York

Ohio
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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