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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 did Pan keep his practice of martial arts a secret from when he was young?

2. What do the Chinese celebrate on October 1?

3. What was Little Mi accused of when she was in college?

4. What happened to Professor Jin at the end of the chapter named after him?

5. Who was the first student that Salzman called on when the 1983 English Medical Class performed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the student from Sudan complain about regarding his experience living in China?

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

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

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

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

6. Why did April have difficulty adjusting to Salzman's class?

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

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

9. Why did Professor Jin invite Salzman to tea?

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

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

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 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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