Think you’ve got your head wrapped around American Born Chinese? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What theme does the panel with Chin-Kee singing while dancing on a library table best express?
Violence
Performance Art
Foreignness and "the Other"
Lies and Deceit
Q. Who doesn't come of age in the book?
the Monkey King
Jin
Greg
Wei-Chen
Q. What does violence do for the book's characters?
make them future Quentin Tarantino characters
expresses their masculinity
helps them get the girl
creates inner peace
Q. What scene best expresses the theme of transformation?
the scene in which Jin and Wei-Chen talk about pearl milk tea
the scene in which Jin retells Jin's mother's parable about the village boy
the scene in which Ducky gets the girl to dance with him at prom
the scene in which Greg makes fun of Timmy
Q. What scene best expresses the theme of humility?
the scene in which Jin puts his arm around Amelia
the scene in which Chin-Kee dances and sings on a library table
the scene in which Wong Lao-Tsai gets stabbed by a demon
the scene in which Mr. Miyagi heals Daniel-san's hurt leg