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

2. What did Little Mi ask Salzman if she could borrow?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Books.
(c) Calligraphy brushes.
(d) Guitar.

3. Where did Pan teach Salzman after he was no longer admitted to the Sports Unit?
(a) Rooftop of a bathhouse.
(b) Salzman's room.
(c) Garden.
(d) College gym.

4. What did Master Lu say when Salzman said he spoke Chinese?
(a) Good job.
(b) That's incredible.
(c) No way.
(d) Well done.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first student that Salzman called on when the 1983 English Medical Class performed?

2. What occupation did Little Mi have?

3. How was the Liang family dressed the day Salzman took photographs of them in front of their apartment building?

4. What happened to Professor Jin at the end of the chapter named after him?

5. What was depicted in the mural that Salzman received as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Salzman disguised himself when he brought Little Mi back to the hospital after she missed the last bus.

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

5. What problem did Salzman have when he tried to buy some coffee in Hangzhou?

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

7. Why did Salzman assign co-ed skits to his 1983 English Medical Students class?

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

9. Describe the two ex-prisoners and what they were doing when Salzman was on the train with them.

10. Why did Salzman think Master Liang was angry when they first met?

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