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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lin returns to the hospital after failing to ask his wife for a divorce he tells Manna he is too what to spend time with her?
(a) Heartbroken.
(b) Busy.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Lazy.

2. Why must Lin accompany Manna and Liang Meng's meeting at the hospital?
(a) To sabotage their relationship.
(b) To encourage conversation.
(c) To chaperone.
(d) To protect Manna.

3. When Manna thanks Lin for his help, what is his response?
(a) She is incapable of taking care of herself.
(b) It is his job.
(c) He would do anything for her.
(d) He had nothing better to do.

4. Lin's roles as an officer and doctor make him what kind of a man?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Rational.
(c) Diligent.
(d) Intelligent.

5. After a chief in the City Administration dies, what does Manna begin to do?
(a) Pressure Lin to divorce his wife.
(b) Take care of the chief's wife.
(c) Pursue a man who will marry her.
(d) Take better care of her health.

6. Where did Manna Wu's parents die?
(a) In their home.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Muji City.
(d) Shanghai.

7. What rare food does Bensheng bring to Lin's house?
(a) Shrimp.
(b) Duck.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Caviar.

8. For how long is Lin permitted to return home once a year?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) One month.

9. After Manna wins a prize for table tennis, what does she tell Lin is her wish?
(a) To see a picture of Shuyu.
(b) For Lin to propose to her.
(c) To quit the army.
(d) For Lin to kiss her.

10. What happens to Lin's weight when he falls ill with tuberculosis?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It fluctuates unpredictably.
(c) He loses 20 pounds.
(d) He gains 20 pounds.

11. When Lin is questioned by the voice in his head about his refusal to sleep with Manna, he says that their relationship is not based on what?
(a) What others want.
(b) The flesh.
(c) Love.
(d) The rules of society.

12. Who does Lin believe is the key player in making his divorce successful?
(a) Manna.
(b) Bensheng.
(c) Ran Su.
(d) Shuyu.

13. Aside from Latin, what languages must nurses learn to be promoted to assistant doctor?
(a) Japanese and Korean.
(b) Tibetan and Japanese.
(c) English and Japanese.
(d) Russian and German.

14. Where does Lin Kong's wife, Shuyu, live?
(a) Muji City.
(b) Goose Village.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shanghai.

15. Why does Manna want to learn to ride a bicycle?
(a) To brag to the other nurses about her new skill.
(b) In case she moves to Harbin.
(c) To get in shape.
(d) To travel more easily across the hospital yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lin's new roommate when he gets tuberculosis?

2. How much yen does Llin have in the bank?

3. When Lin and Manna break up, what does Lin do to occupy his time?

4. Why does the group congregate outside the courthouse after Lin and Shuyu's divorce hearing?

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

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