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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 the Leaders decide about Comrade M's suicide?
(a) Her family won't be able to hold a memorial service.
(b) It was a misunderstanding on her part.
(c) They will take action against Manager L.
(d) Her friends cannot grieve in public.

2. What did Lenny say in class the day Teacher Wu and the Yale-China Field Staff Director visited Salzman's class?
(a) He sang the Chinese National Anthem.
(b) "Give me money or give me death."
(c) He recited the Twelve Be's and Don't Be's.
(d) "I want to eat your heart and drink your blood."

3. What did the the two ex-prisoners do that landed them in jail?
(a) Public protest.
(b) They stabbed a man over a poker game.
(c) Robbery.
(d) They did not pay their taxes.

4. Why did Dr. Nie awaken Salzman one January morning?
(a) To watch a martial arts demonstration.
(b) To ask him to teach his class.
(c) To have breakfast.
(d) To meet a new teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did Teacher Zhu have during World War II?

2. Who was Hai Bin?

3. How many nights a week did Salzman take lessons from Pan at the training hall in "Lessons"?

4. Whose grave sites did Salzman visit in Changsha?

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

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