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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. Where did Pan plan to bring his athletes in "Don't You Know It's Snowing?"

2. What did Lenny say in class the day Teacher Wu and the Yale-China Field Staff Director visited Salzman's class?

3. What did the runaway show Salzman on the way home from the lecture that cut his walking time in half?

4. What day did Salzman take lessons from Professor Jin?

5. What did Master Liang ask Salzman to do with the photograph of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Salzman bring a dead rat to the Rat Collection Office?

2. Describe Teacher Hei.

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

4. What did Salzman like about Liang?

5. What happened when Teacher Wu and the Yale-China Field Staff Director observed Salzman's class?

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

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

8. Why did Salzman assign co-ed skits to his 1983 English Medical Students class?

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

10. Did April succeed in her oral examination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Salzman received in China? How did his students react to having a foreigner as a teacher? Why were some people frightened of him? What was Old Ding's first reaction to him?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning of the title "Iron & Silk"? Why does Mark Salzman pair these words? What significance do they have to Salzman's experiences in China?

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