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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 greeted Salzman when he returned from a weekend trip to Wuhan?

2. What did Old Sheep wear over her hair when she was working?

3. What did Salzman find shocking about the way Changsha looked when he was riding in a van through the streets?

4. What did Hai Bin tell Salzman that he thinks about all the time?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Master Zheng's specialty as a Wudang teacher?

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

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

4. Why did Salzman offer to get a book on Michelangelo from America for Lin?

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

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

7. How does Salzman describe the last performer to come on stage at the Hunan Theater?

8. What lessons did Salzman learn from Hai Bin during their calligraphy sessions together?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Pan's final meeting with Salzman. Why did Salzman find it exhilarating? Why was Pan's gift of the sword meaningful to Salzman? Did it represent a change in they way Pan thought about his skills?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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