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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. Li teach Salzman?
(a) Kung Fu.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Xuan Men Swords.
(d) Dragon Battles.

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

3. 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) The sound of cymbals.
(d) She was lifted up by one of the performers.

4. What word did Mr. Gong use to describe his youngest son at the end of "Myopia"?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Talented.
(c) Stubborn.
(d) Mean.

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

6. What kind of college did Salzman work at in China?
(a) Conservatory.
(b) Liberal arts college.
(c) Two-year junior college.
(d) Medical college.

7. What does Old Yang's name mean?
(a) Horse.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Rat.
(d) Snake.

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

9. How many people lived in Changsha when Salzman arrived there in the early 1980s?
(a) Five hundred thousand.
(b) Two hundred thousand.
(c) More than one million.
(d) Three thousand.

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

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

12. What is the Chinese word for martial arts?
(a) Wushu.
(b) Wanshi.
(c) Qi.
(d) Quong.

13. What was Pan's nickname?
(a) Gentle One.
(b) Silent Fighter.
(c) Iron Fist.
(d) Mr. Great.

14. In what city did Salzman and Bill visit Hai Bin?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Canton.
(c) Suzhou.
(d) Beijing.

15. What was the title of the short story that Salzman read aloud to his class in "A Short Story"?
(a) Regret.
(b) The Lottery.
(c) The Tell Tale Heart.
(d) Young Goodman Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university did Salzman attend?

2. What movie did the Chinese doctors tell Salzman they did not enjoy watching?

3. Who said "Easy things become impossible" in "Mei Banfa"?

4. At what age did Salzman first become interested in Chinese culture?

5. What did Pan ask Salzman at the end of his martial arts routine?

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