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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Salzman compare the solo wushu routines to when he was watching the athletes from Hunan Provincial Troupe?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Stretching.
(c) Floor exercises in gymnastics.
(d) Boxing.

2. What made the little girl scared at the end of the performance in which entertainers sang "Socialism is Good"?
(a) The sound of cymbals.
(b) Shouts of the cadres.
(c) The loud music.
(d) She was lifted up by one of the performers.

3. Why did the musicians leave the stage halfway through a performance of a mouth harp piece?
(a) The curtain dropped unexpectedly.
(b) Musician got sick suddenly.
(c) The audience was talking, walking around, and spitting loudly.
(d) The audience left.

4. How did Dr. Nie describe Salzman when he was telling Pan about his martial arts experience?
(a) Beginner.
(b) As an expert.
(c) Slightly advanced.
(d) Too slow.

5. How did Salzman's students describe Comrade M?
(a) Brave.
(b) Popular.
(c) Unpopular.
(d) Talkative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pan ask Salzman at the end of his martial arts routine?

2. Why did Old Sheep not want to be out at night after a college woman committed suicide?

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

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

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

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