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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Director Chen think is an inappropriate wedding activity?
(a) Duck-Duck-Goose.
(b) Karaoke.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Eating the bobbing apple.

2. What is Lin most interested in from Manna's locked box?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her books.
(c) Her letters from Mai Dong.
(d) Her photos.

3. Why does Manna throw a temper tantrum while Lin is cooking dinner?
(a) He burned the rice.
(b) She does not like the taste.
(c) He made too much.
(d) He is talking too much.

4. What makes Lin realize he is getting old?
(a) His eyes are failing.
(b) He celebrates his 60th birthday.
(c) He is not very virile.
(d) He is having strange dreams.

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

6. How many children are families usually permitted to have?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

8. Why do Lin and Manna sleep peacefully at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The hospital grounds are silent.
(b) They got a new mattress.
(c) They take a sleeping pill.
(d) They do not make love.

9. What phrase does Lin paint on the banner when a general visits the hospital?
(a) "Warmly Welcomed."
(b) "Peace Be With You!"
(c) "Salutations!"
(d) "Come Again Soon."

10. How many days of maternity leave is Manna given?
(a) 56.
(b) 90.
(c) 365.
(d) 30.

11. What does Manna scream at Lin while she is in labor?
(a) "Thief!"
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I'm dying."
(d) "Miser!"

12. Who does Snow Goose say Lin's sons look like?
(a) Geng Yang.
(b) Manna.
(c) Chairman Mao.
(d) Lin

13. When Lin notices how sick Manna looks, what does he compare her to?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) A monster.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A leper.

14. What does Haiyan think Lin's reaction to Manna's rape will be?
(a) He will try to kill Manna.
(b) He will try to kill Geng Yang.
(c) He will pretend it never happened.
(d) He will be understanding.

15. What is the subject of the class that Lin teaches orderly nurses?
(a) Language.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Pharmaceutical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shuyu's only request of Lin at the divorce hearing?

2. Why is Bensheng upset after Lin sells the house?

3. When Manna is informed how serious her heart condition is, who is she concerned for?

4. How does Geng Yang look on television?

5. Why is Lin nervous about the health of his baby when Manna goes into labor?

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