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What type of novel are we going to be reading?

• graphic novel

• a really long one

• a fictional novel

• a fantasy novel

Who is the author of American Born Chinese?

• Gene Lewis

• Wei-Chen Laos

• Gene Luen Yang

• Gene Luen Kee

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The theme of this story will most likely deal with

• getting along with your family

• finding and accepting your real identity

• learning how to fit in at a new school

• learning how to cheat on a test

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What group of people does this novel represent?

• Americans

• Hispanics

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

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what word means "assumes that various immigrant groups will tend to “come together,” abandoning their individual cultures and eventually becoming fully assimilated into the predominant society."

• melting fire

• melting pot

• ancestor

• racism

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• the act that stated Asian Americans were no longer allowed in America

• the act that stated Asian Americans were welcome to enter America

• the act that stated Asian Americans were not to be labeled as immigrants

• who knows, I wasn't alive in 1882

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What is a scapegoat?

• a goat that has escaped its pen

• someone or a group of people who are singled out

• another word for an illegal immigrant

• what a person is called when they move to a new location

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What impact does the general public have on comic book writers according to the author?

• readers criticism makes authors hesitant to write graphic novels

• readers encouragement online makes an author more willing to write about diverse characters

• many authors are afraid of writing about things topics that they are unfamiliar with

• the admiration of young readers makes it more challenge to create new characters

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Why was writing this type of graphic novel so important to the author?

• he had never written a graphic novel before

• he had never read a book with an Asian American character before

• he wanted America to know his struggles as an Asian America

• he wanted to struggle on paper with his cultural heritage

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What person/character could be labeled as the original superhero?

• Monkey Pop

• Tiger Man

• Monkey King

• Monkey Man