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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 comparison did Little Mi make about Chinese parents and their children?

2. What reason did Salzman give for not accepting a drink of liquor from the man on the train who was just released from jail?

3. What was the title of the lecture Salzman gave at the college the night the runaway attends?

4. What color scarf was Little Mil wearing when she first met Salzman?

5. Why did the large man who was just released from prison hit his traveling companion in the chest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Salzman draw crowds when he and Teacher Hei went to the bicycle repair stand?

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

3. Why did Salzman kill a rat?

4. How did Little Mi have a moment of freedom at the end of her bicycle ride back to the hospital?

5. How did Salzman get his medical students to learn through acting skits?

6. Describe Pan's illness and explain why he refused to stay in the hospital.

7. What did Salzman like about Liang?

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

9. Describe Little Mi and Salzman's reaction to her.

10. What did the Chinese translator who sat next to Salzman at the banquet think about Salzman's collection of books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Little Mi and Salzman find it necessary to hide the fact that he was bringing her home on his bicycle? What social constraints did they face at this time in China? Why would Salzman's foreign status damage Little Mi's reputation if they were seen together?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss how Salzman first became interested in China and Chinese culture. How did his parents support his interests? Were his college years an important step toward teaching in China?

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