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David Henry Hwang, Trying to Find Chinatown

David Henry Hwang, Trying to Find Chinatown

Read Trying to Find Chinatown and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. Why does Ronnie get angry when Benjamin asks him for help finding an address?

He doesn’t think Benjamin has given him enough money.

He is embarrassed that he doesn’t know where it is.

He doesn’t like people who are from the country.

He thinks Benjamin has assumed he would know Chinatown.

2. Why does Benjamin call Ronnie “Brother”?

Benjamin is also a violinist.

Benjamin knows that they have the same father.

Benjamin identifies with Ronnie’s anger.

Benjamin is making an ironic statement about their differences.

3. Why does Benjamin identify as Asian American?

He feels like an outsider in American culture.

He was born in China.

He loves Asian arts and culture.

He was adopted by an Asian family.

4. Why does he accuse Ronnie of being assimilated?

He thinks Ronnie identifies with mainstream American culture.

Ronnie doesn’t know who his parents are.

Ronnie is dismissive of Midwesterners.

He thinks Ronnie is a poor musician.

5. Where does Ronnie think he gets his identity?

from genetics

from his studies in college

from his childhood neighborhood

from the music he loves