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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. 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 kiss her.
(c) To quit the army.
(d) For Lin to propose to her.

2. 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) The rules of society.
(b) The flesh.
(c) What others want.
(d) Love.

3. What does Manna see Pingping Ma and Lin Kong doing that convinces her that they are a couple?
(a) Holding hands.
(b) Exchanging notes.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Talking and laughing.

4. What American poet does Commissar Wei recommend to Manna?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part 2: Chapter 8, what does Lin regret talking to Manna about?

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

3. Why won't Manna let her roommates hear her cry?

4. What does Ren ask Lin to bring home from the hospital to help his son's stomach?

5. What do the villagers in Goose Village think of Shuyu?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manna begin to advance on Lin?

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

3. How do the two men in Manna's life in Chapter 4 leave her between a rock and a hard place?

4. Why does Shuyu's brother object to Lin's wish for a divorce?

5. Why is Manna's meeting with Commissar Wei very pleasant?

6. What makes Lin hesitate to divorce his wife?

7. Why does Lin discourage Manna from joining any of the revolutionary parties in the hospital?

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

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

10. How does Lin share Manna's feelings about Geng Yang?

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