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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zheng break over his head the first time Salzman met him?
(a) Brick.
(b) Two by four.
(c) Wooden chair.
(d) Ceramic vase.

2. How many days did Salzman and his American colleagues go without mail before he paid the postal tax?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

4. How did Master Liang keep in shape?
(a) Breaking up stones.
(b) Construction work.
(c) By loading 100 pound bags of rice on trucks.
(d) Lifting weights at the gymn.

5. What did Mr. Gong's youngest son break when Salzman was at the table with him?
(a) Tea cup.
(b) Stool.
(c) Charcoal pencil.
(d) Dish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sculpture of Michelangelo's was on the postcard that Lin described as his most precious belonging?

2. What was the title of the short story that Salzman read aloud to his class in "A Short Story"?

3. What was the title of the book that the Chinese gentleman borrowed from Salzman and asks to keep?

4. What was the topic of the lecture Salzman gave to the doctors and teachers shortly after he arrived in Changsha?

5. What did Hai Bin's elderly teacher carve from stone?

(see the answer key)

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