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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Salzman learn when he saw Mr. Gong and his son at the market?
(a) The son had gotten into college.
(b) The son loved to cook.
(c) The son had taken up sports.
(d) The son refused to help out at home.

2. What skin problem did Salzman develop in the Fall of 1982?
(a) Excema.
(b) Athlete's foot.
(c) Acne.
(d) Heat rash.

3. What did the peasant pay Mr. Gong in exchange for helping his feverish son?
(a) Rice.
(b) Fish.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Eggs.

4. What problem did Salzman encounter when he tried to leave China by train at the beginning of the book?
(a) He left his luggage on the train platform.
(b) He could not board the train because he lost his ticket.
(c) His martial arts weapons were not allowed to leave the country.
(d) His tie got stuck in the train door.

5. What university did Salzman attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Juilliard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mr. Gong?

2. What did Teacher Wei want Salzman to drink before she gave him his first lesson?

3. At what age did Salzman first become interested in Chinese culture?

4. Who helped Salzman when he was having difficulties getting his luggage taken care of at the train station in "Leaving"?

5. Who showed Salzman and his friends places of revolutionary interest in Changsha?

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