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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Teacher Wei tell Salzman to learn in order to improve his mind in "A Garden"?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Science.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Calligraphy.

3. What occupation did Teacher Zhu have during World War II?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Navy job.
(c) Telegraph operator.
(d) Restaurant owner.

4. What did Teacher Wei want Salzman to drink before she gave him his first lesson?
(a) Beer.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Chinese rice liquor.
(d) Tea.

5. What was identical about the way the cadres were dressed at the theater where the Africans performed?
(a) Their Mao suits.
(b) Fancy watches.
(c) Haircuts.
(d) Happy expressions.

6. What made the audience roar with laughter at the end of the African performance?
(a) Drunken dancer.
(b) Disco lights.
(c) The curtain came down on a cadre's head and knocked off his cap.
(d) Communist jokes.

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

8. What did Old Ding sing for Salzman when they were on the way to see Ding's family?
(a) Theme songs from Chinese movies.
(b) Lullabyes.
(c) Hunan folk songs.
(d) Mandarin melodies.

9. What occupation did Comrade M have before her death?
(a) Clerical worker.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Student.
(d) Cook.

10. Who brought Salzman's package to him from the Post Office?
(a) Comrade Hun.
(b) Wife of American doctor.
(c) Dr. Li.
(d) Teacher Wei.

11. What did Salzman say he and Pan did most of the time in their first weeks of lessons together?
(a) Stare at each other.
(b) Sing.
(c) Get to know each other.
(d) Argue.

12. What was Pan's wife's occupation?
(a) Screenwriter.
(b) Advertising Executive.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Teacher.

13. Why did Salzman dislike riding the buses in Changsha?
(a) They smelled.
(b) They were too hot.
(c) They were freezing.
(d) They were crowded.

14. At what age did Salzman first become interested in Chinese culture?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

15. What did Salzman's parents not let him do when he became interested in Chinese culture?
(a) Drink tea.
(b) Shave his head.
(c) Learn Chinese.
(d) Learn martial arts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the musicians leave the stage halfway through a performance of a mouth harp piece?

3. What does Old Yang's name mean?

4. How did Salzman describe a costume worn by an entertainer who sang "Africa--I love you"?

5. What was Hai Bin's nickname for Salzman?

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