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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the newspaper article about Lin and Shuyu's divorce hearing?
(a) To support Lin's decision.
(b) To criticize the judge.
(c) To add to the statistics of divorce in China.
(d) To discourage Lin from continuing.

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

3. At the end of Part 2: Chapter 8, what does Lin regret talking to Manna about?
(a) Finding her a transfer.
(b) Arranging another boyfriend for her.
(c) Paying Bensheng.
(d) Postponing the divorce.

4. What are Lin's conditions on Manna's prospective new fiancé?
(a) He takes her far away.
(b) He doesn't ever divorce her.
(c) He still allows them to see each other.
(d) She is promoted and goes to college.

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

6. What is Manna considered dangerously close to because of her age?
(a) Becoming an old maid.
(b) Being sent to a less demanding hospital.
(c) Becoming seriously ill.
(d) Getting fired from her job.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the reason Manna gives Lin for wanting to sleep with him?
(a) To give him a son.
(b) To secure their relationship.
(c) To get him expelled from the army.
(d) To get attention from other nurses.

13. As Lin's attempts to divorce Shuyu continue to fail, how does Manna come to treat the other nurses?
(a) Polite.
(b) Extra helpful.
(c) With hostility.
(d) Friendly.

14. Which revolutionary party is Manna interested in joining?
(a) The Revolution Workers.
(b) The Maoist Union.
(c) The Red Union.
(d) The Red Party.

15. During Lin's second attempt to divorce his wife, what does Manna buy in anticipation that she will be married soon?
(a) A baby crib.
(b) Furniture.
(c) New bedding.
(d) A wedding dress.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Manna want to learn to ride a bicycle?

5. What controversial items does Manna see in Lin's room?

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