Return to River Town

1. The town of Fuling ...

• a. is near the Three Gorges Dam.

• b. is now under the water of the Three Gorges Dam.

• c. was built at the same time as the Three Gorges Dam.

2. Peter Hessler describes ...

• a. his job at the Fuling Teacher's College.

• b. the changes he sees in the Fuling region.

• c. the Three Gorges Dam project.

3. How is Fuling different today?

• a. It's quieter than before.

• b. Lots of people speak English.

• c. People are richer.

4. Huang Dejian and Peter Hessier ...

• a. have not seen each other for several years.

• b. have recently met.

• c. were students together years ago.

5. Fuling ...

• a. used to be a busy town.

• b. used to be difficult to get in.

• c. used to have lot of foreign visitors.

6. Peter's students ...

• a. wanted to work in rural parts of China.

• b. mostly came from the city.

• c. were training to become teachers.

7. Peter's students ...

• a. found they didn't have enough money for city life.

• b. were poor but felt positive about the future.

• c. were unhappy because they were poor.

8. After Peter's students left college ...

• a. some of them did surprising jobs.

• b. they returned home to teach.

• c. they stayed in Fuling city to work.

9. What does Peter say about his old students?

• a. They are unhappy about how Chinese society has changed.

• b. They don't understand the changes that have happened in their country.

• c. They explain how life is changing for people and what the changes mean.

10. What does Peter say about the two fishermen?

• a. he expexted them to have different lives.

• b. the dam has affected them so much as everyone else in Fuling.

• c. their lives are better than before.