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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 Master Lu say when Salzman said he spoke Chinese?

2. What color cap did Master Liang wear the first time Salzman met him?

3. What did Salzman bring to the coffee shop the second time he went there?

4. How far away did Teacher Hei live from Salzman?

5. What was the title of the book that the Chinese gentleman borrowed from Salzman and asks to keep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the two ex-prisoners and what they were doing when Salzman was on the train with them.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe how Salzman disguised himself when he brought Little Mi back to the hospital after she missed the last bus.

8. Why did Professor Jin invite Salzman to tea?

9. What did Salzman like about Liang?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role that humor played in Salzman's experiences in China. Did he value humor in his friendships as well as in his teachers? Why did he want to see his Chinese students loosen up? Did Salzman's use of humor in his teaching methods make for a better classroom experience?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze Salzman and Zheng's relationship as master and student. How did Salzman improve because of his lessons with Zheng? Why did he decide to stop taking lessons from him, and what were the consequences of this decision?

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