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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lenny say in class the day Teacher Wu and the Yale-China Field Staff Director visited Salzman's class?
(a) He recited the Twelve Be's and Don't Be's.
(b) "Give me money or give me death."
(c) He sang the Chinese National Anthem.
(d) "I want to eat your heart and drink your blood."

2. What was Master Liang's nickname for Salzman?
(a) Foreign Devil.
(b) Laughing Mark.
(c) Big Bear.
(d) Little Tiger.

3. What reason did Salzman give for not accepting a drink of liquor from the man on the train who was just released from jail?
(a) He was allergic to wine.
(b) He was afraid of germs.
(c) He couldn't drink on an empty stomach.
(d) He couldn't stand the taste.

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

5. How was the Liang family dressed the day Salzman took photographs of them in front of their apartment building?
(a) Black outfits.
(b) In formal suits and long dresses.
(c) All in white.
(d) Brightly colored clothing.

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

7. What name did the runaway call Bill?
(a) Mister.
(b) Sir.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Professor.

8. Where did Pan keep the long swords he and Salzman used to perform the long swords routine?
(a) Rolled in a carpet.
(b) Duffel bag.
(c) In a suitcase.
(d) Large case.

9. What occupation did Master Lu have?
(a) Restaurant owner.
(b) Sales clerk.
(c) Artist.
(d) Store owner.

10. What did the student from Sudan complain about to Bill and Salzman?
(a) The beds were too short.
(b) He had trouble eating Chinese food.
(c) He did not understand his teachers.
(d) Africans were looked down upon by the Chinese.

11. How many peasants stood waiting at the train station with Salzman the day he met two men just out of jail?
(a) Ten.
(b) One hundred.
(c) At least fifty.
(d) Seventy-five.

12. What did Salzman drive over so Little Mi would hold onto him when he was driving her back to the hospital?
(a) Potholes.
(b) Large waves.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Big bumps.

13. Why did the large man who was just released from prison hit his traveling companion in the chest?
(a) He wanted to get his attention.
(b) He wanted him to stop talking about his mother.
(c) He wanted to do a martial arts routine.
(d) He wanted to knock him unconscious.

14. What did Salzman tell Pan he wanted to learn from him before he left China?
(a) Weight lifting.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Long sword.

15. What did Salzman bring to the coffee shop the second time he went there?
(a) Money.
(b) Napkins.
(c) Cream and sugar.
(d) Travel mug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of lessons did Salzman receive from Professor Jin?

2. Who did Pan keep his practice of martial arts a secret from when he was young?

3. What did the runaway show Salzman on the way home from the lecture that cut his walking time in half?

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

5. How long did Little Mi and Salzman talk the second evening she visited him?

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