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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Lin and Shuyu been separated for at the beginning of "Waiting"?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four months.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Eighteen years.

2. Although Manna is lying, what is Commissar Wei's response to her claim of reading Russian novels?
(a) He criticizes her taste.
(b) He changes the subject.
(c) He praises her taste.
(d) He is silent.

3. Why does Shuyu want her hair cut short?
(a) So it needs to be cut less often.
(b) She wants to look more mature.
(c) Lin will like the haircut.
(d) She needs a dramatic change.

4. How much alimony does the judge tell Lin to pay Shuyu?
(a) 30 yen a month.
(b) Nothing.
(c) 90 yen a month.
(d) 2,000 yen a year.

5. How does Haiyan explain the news of Manna's rape getting out?
(a) She claims she had nothing to do with it.
(b) Someone read her journal.
(c) Someone overheard Manna talking about it.
(d) Her husband told his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Manna throw a temper tantrum while Lin is cooking dinner?

2. Why does manna ask to be left behind to die during the hospital camp-and-field training?

3. When Lin notices how sick Manna looks, what does he compare her to?

4. What is Lin's observation of how Geng Yang speaks?

5. What holiday is the staff banquet celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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