Question 1

According to Watson, the main reason the people of Hong Kong eat at McDonald's is to

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A)  have a "typical American experience". 
B)  meet foreigners and practice using the English they learned in school. 
C)  save money. 
D)  be assured that what they eat is safe and free of bacteria and other 
A)  have a "typical American experience". 
B)  meet foreigners and practice using the English they learned in school. 
C)  save money. 
D)  be assured that what they eat is safe and free of bacteria and other D

Question 2

According to Watson, McDonald's in Hong Kong has attracted what group of customers in particular?

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A)  older people who eat alone 
B)  students who go there to meet and study 
C)  foreigners who don't like Chinese food and want to eat something familiar and predictable 
D)  those who clean and work in building construction in downtown Hong Kong 
A)  older people who eat alone 
B)  students who go there to meet and study 
C)  foreigners who don't like Chinese food and want to eat something familiar and predictable 
D)  those who clean and work in building construction in downtown Hong Kong B

Question 3

Which of the following is typical of customers' behavior at Hong Kong's McDonald's?

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A)  The staff is friendly and everyone-including the customers-smiles a lot. 
B)  Customers clear off their tables and are eager to keep the restaurant tidy and clean. 
C)  Customers tend not to use napkins (though they are widely available) because they believe that paper products are too valuable to use so wastefully. 
D)  Customers are voluntarily sex-segregated, with males on one side of the restaurant and females on the other. 
A)  The staff is friendly and everyone-including the customers-smiles a lot. 
B)  Customers clear off their tables and are eager to keep the restaurant tidy and clean. 
C)  Customers tend not to use napkins (though they are widely available) because they believe that paper products are too valuable to use so wastefully. 
D)  Customers are voluntarily sex-segregated, with males on one side of the restaurant and females on the other. D

Question 4

Watson describes how the people of Hong Kong

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A)  reinterpreted McDonald's food to fit their own food categories, social needs, and culinary tastes. 
B)  had to learn how to eat and enjoy hamburgers and fries, largely through a massive advertising campaign and the popular media. 
C)  reject fast food as antisocial and unfriendly. 
D)  are often confused about what they are served at McDonald's and how to eat it in the traditional manner (some choose to eat French fries with chopsticks, for example). 
A)  reinterpreted McDonald's food to fit their own food categories, social needs, and culinary tastes. 
B)  had to learn how to eat and enjoy hamburgers and fries, largely through a massive advertising campaign and the popular media. 
C)  reject fast food as antisocial and unfriendly. 
D)  are often confused about what they are served at McDonald's and how to eat it in the traditional manner (some choose to eat French fries with chopsticks, for example).

Question 5

As in other Asian countries, McDonald's in Hong Kong has often been

Accepted Answer

A)  protested and criticized by those who object to American influence in China. 
B)  difficult to establish because the Chinese have their own fast-food franchises that provide a great deal of competition. 
C)  forced by popular demand to provide mostly Chinese dishes (noodles, rice, fish, soups) rather than the traditional hamburgers and fries. 
D)  plagued by customers' cell phone and smartphone use, to the point of prohibiting these devices in restaurants. 
A)  protested and criticized by those who object to American influence in China. 
B)  difficult to establish because the Chinese have their own fast-food franchises that provide a great deal of competition. 
C)  forced by popular demand to provide mostly Chinese dishes (noodles, rice, fish, soups) rather than the traditional hamburgers and fries. 
D)  plagued by customers' cell phone and smartphone use, to the point of prohibiting these devices in restaurants.

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