Yul Kwon Comprehension Questions

Why did Yul Kwon develop "a number of social anxiety disorders"? Select TWO answers. Use evidence from the story.

• Because Kwon was bullied

• Because Kwon was Asian-American

• Because Kwon was pressured to achieve academic success

• Because Kwon lacked a role model

• Because Kwon watched a lot of television

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Why did Yul Kwon agree to join the cast of Survivor (the TV show)?

• Because Kwon wanted to win the $1 million dollar cash prize

• Because Kwon was tire of law school and wanted a new challenge

• Because Kwon wanted to become the role model that he had missed out on seeing as a child

• Because Kwon was against the way Survivor had shown Asian Americans in the past

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Which of the following TWO best describe the relationship between Kwon and his father. Look for evidence from the text. (Paragraph 13)

• "...I always just viewed you as this kind of kid who's trying to figure out what he wants to do... and you know, you didn't really have it together."

• "Yul, I'm sorry..."

• "I saw you on the show...I saw what kind of man you'd grown up to become and I was really proud..."

• "What?! Who are you? You're not my father,"

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Which of the following best describes the meaning of the phrase, "three-dimensional character," as it is used in paragraph 15?

• an actor who can successfully play three different kinds of roles

• a character who is believable and complicated (complex)

• a character who is simple and unexplained

• a character who becomes the most popular

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Which of the following BEST explains the main claim of the story

• Yul Kwon joined the show Survivor to become famous so other Asian-Americans would have successful role models to look up to.

• Yul Kwon joined the show Survivor to become famous and win the $1 million dollar prize.

• Yul Kwon never had a positive role model from the Asian-American community

• Yul Kwon joined the show Survivor to show that well educated, smart, and athletic men could win the prize.

Which of the following were challenges that Yul Kwon overcame to become a reality TV star. Choose ALL that apply.

• a severe lisp

• being bullied

• having social anxiety disorders

• negative stereotypes of Asian-Americans

• being discouraged by his father from going on Survivor

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Read this quotation from the story. "If you're a guy, you're either a Chinese cook, or a gangster, or a Kung Fu master who could kick butt but can't speak English, or a geek who can't get a date." says Kwon. Which ONE of the following phrases from the story best fits with the quotation.

• racial stereotype

• role model

• popular culture

• three-dimensional character

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What did Yul Kwon attribute (say) was the reason he won on the show Survivor? (See paragraph 12)

• fair play

• positive thinking

• using his intelligence

• being divided into racial tribes

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Which of the following is Kwon's goal now that he has become famous? (Paragraph 16)

• to use media to help people look at all people as Americans--not as any other subcategory like Asian-Americans or African-Americans

• to see more Korean and Asian people on TV

• to show people as three-dimensional

• to become a media star

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True or False - Survivor asked especially for Asian-American contestants because they were dividing the actors into racial tribes and having a war of the races on that season's show. (Paragraphs 8-10)

• True

• False

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