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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ren ask Lin to bring home from the hospital to help his son's stomach?
(a) Alka-Seltzer.
(b) Tower Candy.
(c) Pepto Bismuth.
(d) Club Soda.

2. What does Liang Meng give as his reason for staying in Muji City for the summer?
(a) To visit Lin.
(b) To experience exciting city life.
(c) To get medical care.
(d) To take wood carving classes.

3. What lie does Manna write in a letter to Liang Meng that scares him off?
(a) She has an STD.
(b) She is divorced.
(c) She has a child.
(d) She has heart disease.

4. Why does Geng Yang think Lin should sleep with Manna?
(a) To have a child.
(b) To make Manna undesirable to other men.
(c) For enjoyment.
(d) To motivate himself to divorce Shuyu.

5. Who does Manna hit while riding her bike home one night?
(a) Haiyan.
(b) Ran Su.
(c) Ran Su's wife.
(d) Lin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the hospital goes to see the film, how does Manna act regarding feelings for Lin?

2. At the holiday banquet, what does Lin warn Manna not to do so much?

3. Although Manna is lying, what is Commissar Wei's response to her claim of reading Russian novels?

4. What does Lin compare himself to although he is married?

5. For how long is Lin permitted to return home once a year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lin concerned that Bensheng invites Ren to his house?

2. After Lin begins to try in earnest to divorce Shuyu, what are the new dilemmas that arise?

3. When Lin shows Manna the photo of his wife and daughter, what upset does it bring to their relationship? What solace does it bring to Manna?

4. Why doesn't Geng Yang cry during "The Flower Girl?" What conclusion does Manna draw about him?

5. Why does Lin think an attempt to pay Shuyu or Bensheng for a divorce would fail?

6. Since Manna and Lin broke up, what has Manna been doing to spite Lin? How does this reach its climax in Chapter 10?

7. Why is Lin ashamed that he asks Manna to share the cost of the bribe?

8. How is Lin painted to be at fault through Chapter 9?

9. Why does Manna help Lin put dust covers on his books?

10. What does Lin's daydream about the nurses say about him?

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