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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Little Mi and Salzman talk the second evening she visited him?
(a) One hour.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Two hours.

2. What did Salzman wear to disguise himself when he escorted Mia home?
(a) Big fur hat.
(b) Mask.
(c) Red scarf around his face.
(d) Red Army coat, Mao cap, and Chinese sunglasses.

3. What job did Pan get apprenticed to when he was young?
(a) Science lab.
(b) Metal work.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Army.

4. Where did Pan plan to bring his athletes in "Don't You Know It's Snowing?"
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) National Competition.
(c) Beijing for a holiday.
(d) Hunan Province Competition.

5. Why did Salzman choose not to travel during his winter break of his second year in China?
(a) Pan wanted script-writing lessons.
(b) To practice wushu.
(c) The authorities restricted his travel.
(d) He didn't have enough money.

6. What did Hei's wife knit for Salzman?
(a) Red cap.
(b) White scarf.
(c) Black wool sweater.
(d) Green socks.

7. Which of Salzman's students was too shy to have her picture taken and hid behind a tree?
(a) April.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Juliet.

8. What was Salzman's favorite method of teaching English to his Chinese students?
(a) Memorizing grammar.
(b) Studying flash cards.
(c) Having small groups prepare a skit.
(d) Reading quietly to themselves.

9. What did the 1983 English Medical Class perform for Salzman in "Professor Jin"?
(a) Drama.
(b) Acrobatics.
(c) Co-ed skits.
(d) Martial arts.

10. How long was the sword blade that Salzman used to practice The Drunken Sword?
(a) Thirty-six inches.
(b) Twelve inches.
(c) Forty inches.
(d) Twenty inches.

11. What did Teacher Hei's name mean?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

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

13. Who did Salzman buy sheet music for when he visited the United States?
(a) Chamber group he is playing with.
(b) Piano music for Teacher Wei.
(c) Professional singer.
(d) Teacher who plays the violin.

14. What did Master Liang ask Salzman to do with the photograph of him?
(a) Send it back to him in China.
(b) Edit it to give him hair.
(c) Send it to a magazine.
(d) Sign it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Professor Jin suffer from?

2. What did the mother of the short man bring to him while he was in jail?

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

4. What illness did Little Mi suffer from?

5. What was the temperature on the train that Salzman took with two men just released from jail?

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