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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What subject did Salzman teach while living in China?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) English.
(c) History.
(d) Martial arts.

3. When Salzman performed a martial arts demonstration in "Leaving," what embarrassing event occurred?
(a) He split open the back of his pants.
(b) No one wanted to watch him perform.
(c) A dog howled through his whole performance.
(d) He forgot his martial arts moves.

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

5. From what part of Africa were the entertainers who performed the night Salzman arrived in Changsha?
(a) Congo.
(b) Zambia.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Botswana.

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

7. What kind of Chinese boats did Salzman say were shaped like cigars?
(a) Rowboats.
(b) Houseboats.
(c) Transportation vessels.
(d) Canoes.

8. What gift did Salzman give Mr. Gong's youngest son?
(a) Fishing pole.
(b) New glasses.
(c) Watercolors, brushes, and charcoal.
(d) Book of essays.

9. What did Salzman chew and swallow that he found out later was not meant to be swallowed and caused him to feel an adrenaline rush?
(a) Fir tree needles.
(b) Binglang.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Leaves from a bush.

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

11. What did Hai Bin's elderly teacher carve from stone?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Pandas.
(c) Profiles of famous leaders.
(d) Seals.

12. 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) Argue.
(d) Get to know each other.

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

14. 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) Happy expressions.
(d) Haircuts.

15. What did Pan ask Salzman at the end of his martial arts routine?
(a) If he could teach his students English.
(b) If he wanted to sit down.
(c) If he could "eat bitter."
(d) If he knew about the movie King Kong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Salzman live while in China?

2. What month was it when Salzman encountered a problem when he wanted to leave China at the beginning of the book?

3. What word did Mr. Gong use to describe his youngest son at the end of "Myopia"?

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

5. What was Pan's wife's occupation?

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