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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. When Lin notices how sick Manna looks, what does he compare her to?
(a) A monster.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A leper.
(d) A pregnant woman.

2. What do Manna's legs feel like as she walks away from spying on Lin's class?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Water.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Jell-O.

3. What does Haiyan think Lin's reaction to Manna's rape will be?
(a) He will be understanding.
(b) He will try to kill Geng Yang.
(c) He will pretend it never happened.
(d) He will try to kill Manna.

4. What is Lin most interested in from Manna's locked box?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her photos.
(c) Her letters from Mai Dong.
(d) Her jewelry.

5. How does Lin feel about his inevitable divorce as the court date arrives?
(a) That fate is starting him on a new life.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He wants to stay with Shuyu.
(d) That he wishes it had happened years earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Manna say to Lin when he comes back into the delivery room to see his sons?

2. How does Manna avoiding Shuyu and Lin during Shuyu's visit to the hospital make her look?

3. Why is Manna upset that Lin is teaching the orderlies?

4. What does Manna scream at Lin while she is in labor?

5. Why does Manna have to leave the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Lin going to leave Manna?

2. Why would Manna Kill herself if she were pregnant?

3. How does tradition aid Lin in Chapter 9?

4. What about Ran Su's blessing makes Manna so upset?

5. Is Shuyu simple-minded?

6. In Chapter 9, how does Lin prove not to be as cold to his family as he originally felt?

7. Why does Manna wish she had a daughter like Hua?

8. How do Manna's worst fears appear to be coming true in Chapter 11?

9. What does Lin think is the effect of Manna's suffering?

10. Is Manna turning into a jealous wife?

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