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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname did Salzman's students give him when he killed an animal?
(a) Dictionary devil.
(b) Foxy fighter.
(c) Mousy Mark.
(d) Rat-killing Hero.

2. What name did the runaway call Bill?
(a) Sir.
(b) Mister.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Professor.

3. What did Salzman slip on when he twisted his knee during practice?
(a) Snow.
(b) Wax.
(c) Ice.
(d) Banana peel.

4. What did the runaway steal from the common room in Salzman's apartment?
(a) Money.
(b) Postcards and bric-a-brac.
(c) Food.
(d) Blanket.

5. What was the temperature on the train that Salzman took with two men just released from jail?
(a) Slightly cool.
(b) Freezing.
(c) Hot.
(d) Moderate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Provincial Foreign Affairs Bureau arrange as a celebration for all the foreigners living and working in Hanan on October 1?

2. What did Salzman kill with a dictionary?

3. What did the runaway think Hong King was like?

4. What color cap did Master Liang wear the first time Salzman met him?

5. Which of Salzman's students was too shy to have her picture taken and hid behind a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two ex-prisoners and what they were doing when Salzman was on the train with them.

2. Describe Teacher Hei.

3. Why did Teacher Hei's wife knit Salzman a sweater?

4. Why did Teacher Hei want Salzman to keep their lessons a secret?

5. Why did Salzman bring a dead rat to the Rat Collection Office?

6. Did April succeed in her oral examination?

7. What problem did Salzman have when he tried to buy some coffee in Hangzhou?

8. How did Little Mi have a moment of freedom at the end of her bicycle ride back to the hospital?

9. How did Salzman get his medical students to learn through acting skits?

10. What happened when Teacher Wu and the Yale-China Field Staff Director observed Salzman's class?

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