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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Gong's youngest son break when Salzman was at the table with him?
(a) Dish.
(b) Charcoal pencil.
(c) Tea cup.
(d) Stool.

2. Who ate the duck dinner that Teacher Zhu described in Salzman's class?
(a) Teacher Zhu's wife.
(b) Teacher Zhu.
(c) Fatty Du.
(d) Teacher Zhang.

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

4. How many days did Salzman and his American colleagues go without mail before he paid the postal tax?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. 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 meet a new teacher.
(d) To have breakfast.

6. What did Old Sheep usually like to talk about with Salzman after she greeted him in the morning?
(a) Economics.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Her health.
(d) His family.

7. How did Old Sheep usually greet Salzman when she entered his rooms?
(a) Nervously.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Tentatively.
(d) Loudly.

8. What is a xiuxi?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) Special salad.
(c) Vase.
(d) Chinese rest time in the afternoon.

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

10. What sculpture of Michelangelo's was on the postcard that Lin described as his most precious belonging?
(a) Crouching Boy.
(b) David.
(c) Madonna and Child.
(d) St. Peter.

11. What movie did the Chinese doctors tell Salzman they did not enjoy watching?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Sleepless in Seattle.
(c) Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
(d) Silence of the Lambs.

12. 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.

13. What university did Salzman attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Juilliard.
(d) Princeton.

14. How did the Leaders announce their decision about Comrade M's suicide?
(a) Announcement on the radio.
(b) Speech in the middle of the college.
(c) With a poster.
(d) By letter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could not accept a book from Salzman that was sent from America?

2. What was Pan's nickname?

3. How old was Mr. Gong's youngest son when Salzman visited him?

4. What did the Chinese doctors complain about regarding Nastassia Kinski physical features?

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

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