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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. What did Pan want to learn from Salzman?

2. What did the Chinese doctors complain about regarding Nastassia Kinski physical features?

3. Who was Mr. Gong?

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

5. What kind of tax did the Post Office require Salzman pay for his package of medication?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Salzman entertain Old Ding's family?

4. What did Salzman learn about Mr. Gong's past during his English lesson with him?

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

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

7. Describe the contrasting ambitions of Hai Bin and Salzman.

8. Why did Pan and Salzman spend the first few weeks of lessons staring at each other?

9. What was the audience's behavior like during the performance of the Congolese entertainers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Teacher Hei's role in changing Salzman's approach to martial arts. In what way did he soften Salzman's style and get him to relax? Did he serve as a role model for Salzman?

Essay Topic 2

As Salzman traveled around China, what were some of the challenges he faced? How did he resolve these challenges? What did he learn from them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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