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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 time was it when Little Mia realized she had missed the last bus back to Harbin?
(a) Ten p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Eleven p.m.
(d) Seven p.m.

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

3. What did the the two ex-prisoners do that landed them in jail?
(a) They did not pay their taxes.
(b) They stabbed a man over a poker game.
(c) Public protest.
(d) Robbery.

4. What did Little Mi tell Salzman about how his lectures made his students feel?
(a) He was always happy so they feel happy.
(b) He was difficult to understand so they feel confused.
(c) He was sad too often and they feel sad, too.
(d) He was stern so they feel afraid.

5. What occupation did Little Mi have?
(a) Artist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Professional pianist.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Pan plan to bring his athletes in "Don't You Know It's Snowing?"

2. What animal lived under the stove in Teacher Hei's house?

3. What did Salzman kill with a dictionary?

4. What was Little Mi accused of when she was in college?

5. What comparison did Little Mi make about Chinese parents and their children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Little Mi's relative tell Salzman about her?

2. Describe Pan's illness and explain why he refused to stay in the hospital.

3. Describe some of the things the runaway did while he is living with Bill and Salzman.

4. What happened when Teacher Wu and the Yale-China Field Staff Director observed Salzman's class?

5. Describe the mural that the artist Lu made for Salzman.

6. Why did Salzman bring a dead rat to the Rat Collection Office?

7. Why did Teacher Hei's wife knit Salzman a sweater?

8. Why did Salzman kill a rat?

9. Describe Little Mi and Salzman's reaction to her.

10. How did Salzman stab himself in the thigh with his sword?

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