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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Teacher Hei's name mean?

2. What did Salzman bring to the coffee shop the second time he went there?

3. What did the student from Sudan complain about to Bill and Salzman?

4. What injury did Salzman do to himself while practicing The Drunken Sword?

5. What did Little Mi want Salzman to do when she said "I have an idea" at the top of the bridge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Salzman draw crowds when he and Teacher Hei went to the bicycle repair stand?

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

4. Describe Little Mi and Salzman's reaction to her.

5. How did Salzman stab himself in the thigh with his sword?

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

7. What did Little Mi's relative tell Salzman about her?

8. What did Pan offer to Salzman toward the end of his stay in China?

9. Describe how Salzman disguised himself when he brought Little Mi back to the hospital after she missed the last bus.

10. What did the Chinese translator who sat next to Salzman at the banquet think about Salzman's collection of books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What fascinated Old Ding and his family about Salzman? How did Salzman interact with the family in a warm and genuine way? How do you know that the Ding family truly appreciated Salzman?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Salzman first became interested in China and Chinese culture. How did his parents support his interests? Were his college years an important step toward teaching in China?

Essay Topic 3

How was Salzman received in China? How did his students react to having a foreigner as a teacher? Why were some people frightened of him? What was Old Ding's first reaction to him?

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