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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Pan ask Salzman at the end of his martial arts routine?
(a) If he could "eat bitter."
(b) If he wanted to sit down.
(c) If he knew about the movie King Kong.
(d) If he could teach his students English.

2. What does Old Yang's name mean?
(a) Snake.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horse.
(d) Rat.

3. What did Teacher Wu give to Salzman during his class with the 1983 English Medical students?
(a) Information about Chinese requirements for teaching.
(b) Invitation.
(c) Paycheck.
(d) Permission slip.

4. What did the Leaders believe caused Comrade's M suicide?
(a) Incorrect thought.
(b) Hatred of communism.
(c) Mental imbalance.
(d) Pressure from a superior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bill see in Africa when he was sitting on a truck with the words "My friend, it is not beautiful"?

2. What is a xiuxi?

3. What did Hei's wife knit for Salzman?

4. What problem did Salzman encounter when he tried to leave China by train at the beginning of the book?

5. How was the Liang family dressed the day Salzman took photographs of them in front of their apartment building?

(see the answer key)

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