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Mark Salzman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Iron & Silk Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mark Salzman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Pan's wife's occupation?
(a) Advertising Executive.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Screenwriter.
(d) Doctor.

3. What did Teacher Wei tell Salzman to learn in order to improve his mind in "A Garden"?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Science.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Philosophy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought Salzman's package to him from the Post Office?

2. What did Hai Bin's elderly teacher carve from stone?

3. What did Salzman find shocking about the way Changsha looked when he was riding in a van through the streets?

4. How long did Mark Salzman live in China?

5. Who helped Salzman when he was having difficulties getting his luggage taken care of at the train station in "Leaving"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Salzman's impression of Changsha when he first arrived?

2. How did it come about that Salzman went to China to teach English for two years?

3. What happened when the policeman at the train station advised Salzman to put on a martial arts demonstration?

4. Why did Salzman offer to get a book on Michelangelo from America for Lin?

5. What did the Chinese students criticize about Natassia Kinski's lips?

6. What was the audience's behavior like during the performance of the Congolese entertainers?

7. What difficulties did Salzman and his friends have with the China Travel Service while in Canton?

8. How did Salzman's class respond to his reading of "The Lottery"?

9. Describe the Hunan Theater.

10. Why was Mark Salzman detained at the train station when he was leaving China after a two-year stay?

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