Iron & Silk Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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 - Hard

Mark Salzman
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the Leaders announce their decision about Comrade M's suicide?

3. What did Zheng break over his head the first time Salzman met him?

4. At what age did Salzman first become interested in Chinese culture?

5. How many nights a week did Salzman take lessons from Pan at the training hall in "Lessons"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Old Sheep fear about the suicide of a college worker?

3. What happened when Salzman developed athlete's foot and needed medication?

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

5. Describe what made Salzman's lecture about the movie character E.T. so successful.

6. How did Salzman try to put Mr. Gong's youngest son at ease during their drawing lessons?

7. What did Dr. Li teach Salzman?

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

9. Describe the martial artist Pan.

10. How did Old Ding react the first time he saw Salzman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you learn about Communist China from reading "Iron & Silk"? How does Salzman reflect on the political as well as the personal in this memoir?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the role Teacher Wei played in Salzman's first year of teaching at the Medical College. How did she help Salzman and offer him useful guidance?

Essay Topic 3

Define qi and explain what Master Liang taught Salzman about it. Did Salzman enjoy taking lessons from him? What experiences did they share that were meaningful to Salzman? What did Master Liang ask Salzman to do for him? Why?

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