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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Dr. Nie introduce as Mr. Sima Ming?
(a) Director of a movie.
(b) Pan.
(c) Salzman.
(d) Important wushu fighter.

2. What did Salzman find shocking about the way Changsha looked when he was riding in a van through the streets?
(a) The brightly painted houses.
(b) How filthy it all looked.
(c) The beggars.
(d) The starving people.

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

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

5. What kind of musical instrument did Salzman play while in China?
(a) Clarinet.
(b) Cello.
(c) Violin.
(d) Trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose advice did Salzman seek out when he stopped having lessons with Zheng?

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

3. What did the runaway show Salzman on the way home from the lecture that cut his walking time in half?

4. What made the little girl scared at the end of the performance in which entertainers sang "Socialism is Good"?

5. Who traveled with Salzman to South Central China?

(see the answer key)

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