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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Manna considered dangerously close to because of her age?
(a) Becoming an old maid.
(b) Becoming seriously ill.
(c) Getting fired from her job.
(d) Being sent to a less demanding hospital.

2. What is the purpose of the newspaper article about Lin and Shuyu's divorce hearing?
(a) To support Lin's decision.
(b) To add to the statistics of divorce in China.
(c) To criticize the judge.
(d) To discourage Lin from continuing.

3. If Manna's parents had lived, she thinks they could have been ________.
(a) Famous writers.
(b) Inadequate parents.
(c) High-ranking officials.
(d) Adventurous travelers.

4. When Liang Meng and Manna meet alone in the city, whose poetry does he quote?
(a) Chen Zi'ang.
(b) Li Po.
(c) Mao.
(d) Xiao Gang.

5. What is Geng Yang's response to "The Flower Girl"?
(a) He is unaffected.
(b) He cries.
(c) He is overwhelmed with emotion.
(d) He criticizes the acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lin Kong's wife, Shuyu, live?

2. Why can't anyone play cards as the people in Lin's dream do?

3. What does Manna see Pingping Ma and Lin Kong doing that convinces her that they are a couple?

4. What does Manna do for Lin that most fiancées do for their men?

5. What American poet does Commissar Wei recommend to Manna?

(see the answer key)

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