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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Commissar Wei's reason for wanting to discontinue his relationship with Manna?
(a) She smells bad.
(b) She is too old.
(c) She has poor handwriting.
(d) He knows about her and Lin.

2. Who is Lin's new roommate when he gets tuberculosis?
(a) Mai Dong.
(b) Liang Meng.
(c) Ran Su.
(d) Geng Yang.

3. When Ran Su is cautioning Lin about his relationship with Mann, what does he mean by "abnormal" relationship?
(a) Platonic.
(b) Polygamist.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Abusive.

4. What does Commissar Wei call to tell Ran Su the day after his meeting with Manna?
(a) He enjoys her and wants to keep in contact.
(b) She is incompetent and should be fired.
(c) She is ugly and he doesn't want to see her again.
(d) She smells bad and should shower more.

5. Who does Manna hit while riding her bike home one night?
(a) Lin.
(b) Haiyan.
(c) Ran Su.
(d) Ran Su's wife.

6. What does Manna see Pingping Ma and Lin Kong doing that convinces her that they are a couple?
(a) Exchanging notes.
(b) Talking and laughing.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Holding hands.

7. At the holiday banquet, what does Lin warn Manna not to do so much?
(a) Talk.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Eat.
(d) Drink.

8. Why does Manna find Geng Yang "interesting?"
(a) He speaks with an accent.
(b) He is very kind.
(c) He is very masculine.
(d) He has a strange body.

9. When Lin is questioned by the voice in his head about his refusal to sleep with Manna, he says that their relationship is not based on what?
(a) The rules of society.
(b) Love.
(c) What others want.
(d) The flesh.

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

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

12. What holiday is the staff banquet celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Year.
(c) Mao's birthday.
(d) National Day.

13. If Manna's parents had lived, she thinks they could have been ________.
(a) Adventurous travelers.
(b) High-ranking officials.
(c) Famous writers.
(d) Inadequate parents.

14. Lin's roles as an officer and doctor make him what kind of a man?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Diligent.
(d) Rational.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geng Yang's response to "The Flower Girl"?

2. Commissar Wei stops in Muji City on his way to which border?

3. At the restaurant, what is Geng Yang's advice for Lin to encourage his wife to consent to a divorce?

4. What does Manna do for Lin that most fiancées do for their men?

5. How does Geng Yang think Lin should carry out his relationship with Manna?

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