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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Manna squat over a bucket for so long?
(a) Her back is sore.
(b) She is cold.
(c) To prevent pregnancy.
(d) She is constipated.

2. When the hospital goes to see the film, how does Manna act regarding feelings for Lin?
(a) Lin feels curious of her feelings.
(b) She keeps them a secret.
(c) She tells him outright.
(d) She is very indiscreet.

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

4. After Lin's father dies, how do his feelings about his wife and marriage change?
(a) He no longer needs to be married to Shuyu.
(b) He realizes life is short and he should live how he wants.
(c) He should remain married out of respect for his parents.
(d) He realizes life is short and he wants to stay with his wife.

5. At the restaurant, what is Geng Yang's advice for Lin to encourage his wife to consent to a divorce?
(a) He refuses to sleep with her.
(b) He threatens Shuyu.
(c) He bribes the judge.
(d) He pays Shuyu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What rumor is going around the hospital about Lin's wife?
(a) She is having an affair with another doctor.
(b) She can't have children.
(c) She is eight years his senior.
(d) She wants to divorce him.

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

15. What does Manna do for Lin that most fiancées do for their men?
(a) Take care of him when he's sick.
(b) Sleep with him.
(c) Clean his room.
(d) His laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geng Yang's real reason for inviting Manna to his room?

2. What does the judge require Lin bring to him before the divorce hearing can continue?

3. What lie does Manna write in a letter to Liang Meng that scares him off?

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

5. Who does Lin believe is the key player in making his divorce successful?

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