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

2. What did Salzman's student Juliet pretend to advertise in a commercial in his class?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Soda.
(d) Happiness Candy.

3. How many daughters did Master Liang have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

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

5. What reason did Salzman give for not accepting a drink of liquor from the man on the train who was just released from jail?
(a) He was afraid of germs.
(b) He couldn't drink on an empty stomach.
(c) He was allergic to wine.
(d) He couldn't stand the taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Chinese celebrate on October 1?

2. What did Salzman wear to disguise himself when he escorted Mia home?

3. What did Little Mi say was beautiful in a book Salzman shows her?

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

5. What did Salzman tell Little Mia that he worried about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Teacher Hei.

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

4. Why did Salzman draw crowds when he and Teacher Hei went to the bicycle repair stand?

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

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

7. How did Salzman get his medical students to learn through acting skits?

8. Why did Professor Jin invite Salzman to tea?

9. What did Pan offer to Salzman toward the end of his stay in China?

10. How did Little Mi have a moment of freedom at the end of her bicycle ride back to the hospital?

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