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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the group congregate outside the courthouse after Lin and Shuyu's divorce hearing?
(a) To heckle Lin.
(b) To pay their taxes.
(c) To ask for divorces themselves.
(d) To support Lin.

2. What does Lin compare the box at the bottom of Manna's closet to?
(a) Suitcase.
(b) Religious artifact.
(c) Jewelry box.
(d) Cinerary casket.

3. What is the difference between Lin's side of the room and his roommates' side?
(a) His roommates have no books.
(b) His roommates have photos of celebrities on their walls.
(c) His roommates are very messy.
(d) His roommates have news clippings on their walls.

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

5. Why is Manna hesitant to pursue sleeping with Lin?
(a) Because she doesn't want to get pregnant.
(b) Because she doesn't want to manipulate Lin.
(c) Because she is a virgin.
(d) Because she may be expelled from the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a chief in the City Administration dies, what does Manna begin to do?

2. After Lin's father dies, how do his feelings about his wife and marriage change?

3. Why doesn't Lin know how to medically treat a rape victim?

4. Why does Manna blame Lin for her rape?

5. Why do Lin's comrades object to his long, parted in the middle hairstyle?

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