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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the musicians leave the stage halfway through a performance of a mouth harp piece?
(a) The curtain dropped unexpectedly.
(b) The audience left.
(c) The audience was talking, walking around, and spitting loudly.
(d) Musician got sick suddenly.

2. What is a xiuxi?
(a) Vase.
(b) Special salad.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Chinese rest time in the afternoon.

3. What sculpture of Michelangelo's was on the postcard that Lin described as his most precious belonging?
(a) Crouching Boy.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) David.
(d) Madonna and Child.

4. What made the audience roar with laughter at the end of the African performance?
(a) Disco lights.
(b) Communist jokes.
(c) The curtain came down on a cadre's head and knocked off his cap.
(d) Drunken dancer.

5. How did Salzman describe a costume worn by an entertainer who sang "Africa--I love you"?
(a) Scanty.
(b) Elvis Presley costume.
(c) Native dress.
(d) Elegant.

6. What rumor did Salzman hear about Zheng's students?
(a) They were all hurt.
(b) They resented the special attention he gave to Salzman.
(c) They went to another teacher.
(d) They were looking forward to having a performance.

7. What did Salzman say he and Pan did most of the time in their first weeks of lessons together?
(a) Sing.
(b) Stare at each other.
(c) Argue.
(d) Get to know each other.

8. What did Salzman compare the solo wushu routines to when he was watching the athletes from Hunan Provincial Troupe?
(a) Floor exercises in gymnastics.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Stretching.
(d) Dancing.

9. What was identical about the way the cadres were dressed at the theater where the Africans performed?
(a) Happy expressions.
(b) Their Mao suits.
(c) Haircuts.
(d) Fancy watches.

10. How many days did Salzman and his American colleagues go without mail before he paid the postal tax?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

11. Who helped Salzman when he was having difficulties getting his luggage taken care of at the train station in "Leaving"?
(a) Foreign diplomat.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Cantonese policeman.
(d) Doctor.

12. What did Hai Bin's elderly teacher carve from stone?
(a) Pandas.
(b) Profiles of famous leaders.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Seals.

13. What occupation did Comrade M have before her death?
(a) Student.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Cook.
(d) Clerical worker.

14. Whose advice did Salzman seek out when he stopped having lessons with Zheng?
(a) Old Sheep.
(b) Hai Bin.
(c) Lin.
(d) Teacher Wei.

15. Who was Hai Bin?
(a) Teacher Wei's friend.
(b) Party Leader.
(c) Salzman's calligraphy teacher.
(d) Teacher Wu's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Salzman give Hai Bin?

2. What did Salzman make to try and cheer up Mr. Gong's son when his parents were chastising him about doing a better job of learning?

3. What skin problem did Salzman develop in the Fall of 1982?

4. From what part of Africa were the entertainers who performed the night Salzman arrived in Changsha?

5. Who did Dr. Nie introduce as Mr. Sima Ming?

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