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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Manna say to Lin when he comes back into the delivery room to see his sons?
(a) I'm sorry.
(b) They're sick.
(c) They're not yours.
(d) Get out.

2. The voice in Lin's head makes him realize his love for Manna is only _____.
(a) Temporary.
(b) A crush.
(c) A symbol.
(d) A fantasy.

3. What is Manna sick with before their wedding?
(a) The flu.
(b) An unknown disease.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) A cold.

4. Why is Hua sad to be leaving Goose Village?
(a) She has friends there.
(b) She has to quit her job.
(c) The weather is nicer.
(d) He boyfriend lives there.

5. What do Manna's eyes look like the day after her rape?
(a) They are bloodshot.
(b) They will not open.
(c) They are blue-lidded.
(d) They are red and swollen.

6. What is Bensheng NOT upset about when he comes to Lin's house drunk in the middle of the night?
(a) Lin taking Hua with him.
(b) Lin leaving him with nothing.
(c) Lin taking Shuyu to the city.
(d) Lin divorcing Shuyu.

7. How does Geng Yang look on television?
(a) Old.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Mean.
(d) Sick.

8. Why doesn't Lin know how to medically treat a rape victim?
(a) It is not his area of practice.
(b) It was never taught in school.
(c) It is criminal.
(d) He believes there is nothing to treat.

9. How much alimony does the judge tell Lin to pay Shuyu?
(a) 2,000 yen a year.
(b) 30 yen a month.
(c) 90 yen a month.
(d) Nothing.

10. When does Manna realize Lin might be bored with her?
(a) He does not speak to her anymore.
(b) He flirts with other women.
(c) He does not care that they sleep in separate beds.
(d) She overhears a rumor.

11. Why does Shuyu want her hair cut short?
(a) So it needs to be cut less often.
(b) She needs a dramatic change.
(c) She wants to look more mature.
(d) Lin will like the haircut.

12. Why do the orderlies ask Lin to teach the class?
(a) They have exams.
(b) They think Lin is handsome.
(c) They do not like Manna and want her to be jealous.
(d) Lin offered to teach it.

13. What book does Lin give to Ran Su?
(a) "Love In The Time Of Cholera."
(b) "Anna Karenina."
(c) "Around The World In Eighty Days."
(d) "Romeo and Juliet."

14. Manna's heart murmur often turns to a _______ rhythm.
(a) Irregular.
(b) Rapid.
(c) Gallop.
(d) Sing-Song.

15. What is Manna's excuse to the other nurses for looking so sickly the day after the rape?
(a) She couldn't sleep.
(b) She too has tuberculosis.
(c) She ate some bad fish.
(d) She is on her period.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rule about foot-binding that Shuyu explains to one of the nurses?

2. Why does Manna feel sad in the weeks following her wedding?

3. Whose advice is it that ends up saving the twins?

4. What does Manna show Lin from her locked box?

5. Why does the judge reject the divorce of the couple whose hearing is held before Lin and Shuyu's?

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