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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Mr. Gong's youngest son go to to college?
(a) He didn't have the money.
(b) He was too scared.
(c) He was nearsighted and would not pass the eye exam.
(d) He was not smart enough.

2. What month was it when Salzman encountered a problem when he wanted to leave China at the beginning of the book?
(a) February.
(b) October.
(c) May.
(d) August.

3. Where did Salzman live while in China?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Canton.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Hunan Province.

4. What was the temperature when Salzman arrived in Changsha in Chapter "Arriving"?
(a) 75 degrees.
(b) 81 degrees.
(c) 97 degrees.
(d) 54 degrees.

5. Who showed Salzman and his friends places of revolutionary interest in Changsha?
(a) Comrade Lin.
(b) Old Yang.
(c) Comrade Hu.
(d) Mr. Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the peasant pay Mr. Gong in exchange for helping his feverish son?

2. What gift did Salzman give Mr. Gong's youngest son?

3. How many people lived in Changsha when Salzman arrived there in the early 1980s?

4. What did Salzman find shocking about the way Changsha looked when he was riding in a van through the streets?

5. From what part of Africa were the entertainers who performed the night Salzman arrived in Changsha?

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