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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 Old Ding sing for Salzman when they were on the way to see Ding's family?

2. Who was Hai Bin?

3. Who ate the duck dinner that Teacher Zhu described in Salzman's class?

4. What word did Master Zheng use to describe the life force that circulates through the body?

5. Why did Old Sheep not want to be out at night after a college woman committed suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of response did Salzman get from the class when they discuss World War II?

3. What did Salzman do with the fish Old Ding and his brothers gave him as a gift?

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

5. How did Salzman's class respond to his reading of "The Lottery"?

6. What happened when the policeman at the train station advised Salzman to put on a martial arts demonstration?

7. Why was Mark Salzman detained at the train station when he was leaving China after a two-year stay?

8. When did Salzman first become interested in the Chinese culture?

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

10. What was Salzman's impression of Changsha when he first arrived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the development of Pan and Salzman's relationship from its beginning lessons to final Long Sword routine. How did their relationship deepen during Salzman's two-year stay? In what way did both men receive important lessons from each other?

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

What methods did Salzman introduce to his students for learning English that they had never experienced before? Did the students seem to enjoy these new methods? What problems did they encounter because they were asked to try something new?

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