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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the group congregate outside the courthouse after Lin and Shuyu's divorce hearing?
(a) To support Lin.
(b) To ask for divorces themselves.
(c) To heckle Lin.
(d) To pay their taxes.

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

3. How much yen does Llin have in the bank?
(a) 600 yen.
(b) 45 yen.
(c) 1,000 yen.
(d) 2,000 yen.

4. While recapping her meeting with the commissar, Manna tells Lin Commissar Wei is more like a what than a warrior?
(a) Barbarian.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Woman.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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 pays Shuyu.
(d) He bribes the judge.

10. 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 kiss her.
(c) To see a picture of Shuyu.
(d) For Lin to propose to her.

11. Early in her fixation, what deters Manna's pursuance of Lin?
(a) His wife giving birth.
(b) Manna's respect for the sanctity of marriage.
(c) Manna's obedience to the rules.
(d) Other's discouragement.

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

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

14. Why can't Manna be transferred to another hospital?
(a) She isn't talented enough.
(b) Too many nurses are in the service.
(c) Manna refuses to go.
(d) Lin convinces them not to.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Commissar Wei's reason for wanting to discontinue his relationship with Manna?

2. What are Lin's conditions on Manna's prospective new fiancé?

3. What is Ran Su's only condition on allowing Manna and Lin to take Geng Yang out to dinner?

4. Why does Geng Yang think Lin should sleep with Manna?

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

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