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Asian-American Literature

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two half-Asian sisters who wrote about Asian experiences though never traveled to those countries.

a)

Chang and Eng

b)

Edith and Winifred

c)

Etsu and Sessue

d)

Julie and Jeanne

2.

He wrote about his childhood.

a)

Yan Phou Lee

b)

Yung Wing

c)

Younghill Kang

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

3.

He was the villainous character who added flames to anti-Chinese sentiments.

a)

Charlie Chan

b)

Dr. Fu Manchu

c)

John Hersey

d)

Yutang Lin

4.

He is a Filipino writer.

a)

Carlos Bulosan

b)

Oscar Penaranda

c)

Sam Tagatac

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

5.

This novel is about Japanese internment during WWII.

a)

Farewell to Manzanar

b)

Hiroshima

c)

No No Boy

d)

When the Emperor Was Divine

6.

This word means "first-generation" in Japanese.

a)

issei

b)

nisei

c)

sansei

d)

shisei

7.

This word means "second-generation" in Japanese.

a)

issei

b)

nisei

c)

sansei

d)

shisei

8.

Which movie has led to the most controversy?

a)

Crazy Rich Asians

b)

The Good Earth

c)

The Joy Luck Club

d)

Mulan

9.

Which writings were about Chinatown?

a)

Donald Duk

b)

Fifth Chinese Daughter

c)

Flower Drum Song

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

10.

Who writes plays?

a)

Frank Chin

b)

Henry David Hwang

c)

Momoko Iko

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

11.

Which are comics?

a)

American Born Chinese

b)

Angry Little Asian Girl

c)

Dogeaters

d)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

12.

Which shows are about Asian Americans?

a)

Dr. Ken

b)

Kim's Convenience

c)

The Mindy Project

d)

Never Have I Ever

e)

Nora from Queens

13.

Which one is a play and a movie title?

a)

Chickencoop Chinaman

b)

Flower Drum Song

c)

Fresh off the Boat

d)

M. Butterfly

14.

This novel is about the Hmong experience.

a)

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

b)

The Latehomecomer

c)

Stealing Buddha's Dinner

d)

Interpreter of Maladies

15.

Most famous Indian-American writer; won Pulitzer for book of short stories

a)

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

b)

Hisaye Yamamoto

c)

Jhumpa Lahiri

d)

Cynthia Kadohata

16.

Frank Chin has an issue with these guys.

a)

Amy Tan

b)

David Henry Hwang

c)

Eddie Huang

d)

Maxine Hong Kingston

e)

All of the above

17.

His nickname is "Little Dragon."

a)

Bruce Lee

b)

Chang Rae Lee

c)

Jackie Chan

d)

Jet Li

e)

Sessue Hayakawa

18.

Which Asian group helped establish the citizenship laws as we know them?

a)

Chinese

b)

Filipino

c)

Japanese

d)

Korean

e)

All of the above

19.

This was an Asian-American college newspaper.

a)

Gidra

b)

Godzilla

c)

Gundam

d)

Mothra

20.

Which book do you want to read most when you have time? Why?

4 lines
21.

Which movie do you want to watch most when you have time? Why?

4 lines
22.

Which writers that you've read do you like overall? Why?

4 lines
23.

These all related to the Chinese.

a)

Exclusion Act

b)

Gold Rush

c)

Internment Camps

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

24.

These all related to the Japanese.

a)

Comfort Women

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

25.

These stories are related to bullying.

a)

Daughter of the Samurai

b)

Donald Duk

c)

The Importance of Living

d)

Yuba City School