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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Chinese celebrate on October 1?
(a) Friendship Day.
(b) National Day.
(c) Autumn Harvest.
(d) Halloween.

2. What did Bill see in Africa when he was sitting on a truck with the words "My friend, it is not beautiful"?
(a) Vultures flying above him.
(b) Big rain cloud.
(c) Dust storm.
(d) Dancers coming his way.

3. Whose room did the runaway sleep in at the Hunan Medical College?
(a) Bill's.
(b) Mark's.
(c) Marcy's.
(d) Bob's.

4. What color scarf was Little Mil wearing when she first met Salzman?
(a) Green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

5. What nickname did Salzman's students give him when he killed an animal?
(a) Foxy fighter.
(b) Mousy Mark.
(c) Dictionary devil.
(d) Rat-killing Hero.

6. What was Little Mi accused of when she was in college?
(a) Studying too hard and showing off.
(b) Trying to imitate Westerners.
(c) Leading a government protest.
(d) Cheating.

7. What did Salzman tell Little Mia that he worried about?
(a) Learning as much as he can about China.
(b) Getting enough sleep.
(c) Being prepared for class.
(d) Wasting time.

8. What did the runaway show Salzman on the way home from the lecture that cut his walking time in half?
(a) Shortcut through a hole in the wall.
(b) Path through the woods.
(c) Shortcut through the houses.
(d) Shortcut through the field.

9. What comparison did Little Mi make about Chinese parents and their children?
(a) Children are like pests.
(b) Children are like exotic animals.
(c) Children are like flowers.
(d) Children are like furniture.

10. What animal lived under the stove in Teacher Hei's house?
(a) Rooster.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

11. What did Salzman slip on when he twisted his knee during practice?
(a) Banana peel.
(b) Wax.
(c) Ice.
(d) Snow.

12. How far away did Teacher Hei live from Salzman?
(a) Fifty minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

13. What did Salzman's student Juliet pretend to advertise in a commercial in his class?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Happiness Candy.
(c) Soda.
(d) Clothing.

14. What did Little Mi say was beautiful in a book Salzman shows her?
(a) Paintings by Georgia O'Keefe.
(b) Photographs of New York City.
(c) Sculptures of Degas.
(d) Autumn scenes in New England.

15. How much did Salzman pay to gain entrance to the coffee shop?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Six dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) One dollar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Salzman transport Little Mia back to the hospital she was staying at?

2. What did Teacher Wu give to Salzman during his class with the 1983 English Medical students?

3. How many peasants stood waiting at the train station with Salzman the day he met two men just out of jail?

4. Who looked thin and was described as having abdominal and chest pain in "Don't You Know It's Snowing Out?"

5. What was Salzman's favorite method of teaching English to his Chinese students?

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