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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 nickname did Salzman give Hai Bin?
(a) Sneaky Dog.
(b) Compassionate One.
(c) Lucky Leader.
(d) Slave Driver.

2. What is a xiuxi?
(a) Chinese rest time in the afternoon.
(b) Vase.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Special salad.

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

4. What movie did Pan play an evil character in?
(a) Dragons of the Earth.
(b) Kung Fu.
(c) Shaolin Temple.
(d) Silent Dreams.

5. What did Pan want to learn from Salzman?
(a) English.
(b) Calligraphy.
(c) American-style martial arts.
(d) How to play the cello.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Salzman say he and Pan did most of the time in their first weeks of lessons together?

2. What was Hai Bin's nickname for Salzman?

3. How many days did Salzman and his American colleagues go without mail before he paid the postal tax?

4. What was the title of the short story that Salzman read aloud to his class in "A Short Story"?

5. What gift did Salzman give Mr. Gong's youngest son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story did Teacher Zhu tell the class about his most joyous memory?

2. Why did Salzman give a gift to Mr. Gong's youngest son?

3. Describe the Hunan Theater.

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

5. What was Master Zheng's specialty as a Wudang teacher?

6. What kind of response did Salzman get from the class when they discuss World War II?

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

8. What did Salzman do with the fish Old Ding and his brothers gave him as a gift?

9. What did Dr. Li teach Salzman?

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

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