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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While Lin ghostwrites Manna's report on "Leaves of Grass," what aspect of the poems does he focus on?
(a) Water.
(b) Sky.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Grass.

3. What rare food does Bensheng bring to Lin's house?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Shrimp.
(d) Duck.

4. Aside from Latin, what languages must nurses learn to be promoted to assistant doctor?
(a) English and Japanese.
(b) Japanese and Korean.
(c) Tibetan and Japanese.
(d) Russian and German.

5. What do the villagers in Goose Village think of Shuyu?
(a) She is perfect.
(b) She is unfaithful.
(c) She is rude.
(d) She is a bad mother.

6. After Manna wins a prize for table tennis, what does she tell Lin is her wish?
(a) For Lin to propose to her.
(b) For Lin to kiss her.
(c) To see a picture of Shuyu.
(d) To quit the army.

7. What is Geng Yang's real reason for inviting Manna to his room?
(a) To kill her.
(b) To sleep with her.
(c) To give her a gift.
(d) To profess his love to her.

8. What unnerves Manna about Geng Yang when she sees him at the bus stop?
(a) His flirtatious attitude.
(b) His grin.
(c) His quietness.
(d) His clothing.

9. Who does Lin believe is the key player in making his divorce successful?
(a) Manna.
(b) Shuyu.
(c) Ran Su.
(d) Bensheng.

10. Why can't anyone play cards as the people in Lin's dream do?
(a) The hospital confiscates cards because they are a distraction.
(b) They are all too busy with work.
(c) Cards are banned.
(d) Because no one ever learned how to play.

11. What does Commissar Wei ask the hospital to recommend for him?
(a) A nurse or doctor to marry.
(b) An apartment to rent in Muji City.
(c) A good movie.
(d) A good medicine for back pain.

12. After a chief in the City Administration dies, what does Manna begin to do?
(a) Take care of the chief's wife.
(b) Pursue a man who will marry her.
(c) Pressure Lin to divorce his wife.
(d) Take better care of her health.

13. Why won't Manna let her roommates hear her cry?
(a) So they won't be suspicious.
(b) So they won't make fun of her.
(c) Because she is crying for no reason.
(d) So they will sleep.

14. What is the prognosis for Lin's tuberculosis?
(a) He has showed no improvement.
(b) He is at risk of getting worse.
(c) He will die soon.
(d) He will recover soon.

15. Why does Geng Yang ask Manna to come to his room?
(a) To give her a present.
(b) So she can help him pack.
(c) To say goodbye.
(d) So he can give her Lin's books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the identifying feature of the woman who Lin sleeps with in his dream?

2. Why does Manna find Geng Yang "interesting?"

3. Since Lin thinks that his divorce is unlikely, what does he propose Manna should do?

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

5. If Manna's parents had lived, she thinks they could have been ________.

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