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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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."

2. What made the pus drain after Shuyu's feet were bound?
(a) Eating fish.
(b) Soaking them in warm water.
(c) Herbal medicines.
(d) Massaging her feet.

3. What does Manna spend 70 yen on in preparation for the baby?
(a) Fancy diapers.
(b) Knitting wool.
(c) A crib.
(d) Parenting books.

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

5. Why is Lin nervous about the health of his baby when Manna goes into labor?
(a) The hospital is unsanitary.
(b) The obstetrician is a novice.
(c) They are premature.
(d) Manna has a weak heart.

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

7. When Manna speaks to someone outside their apartment, what does Lin notice her voice is still full of?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Life.
(d) Bitterness.

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

9. What surprises Lin about Manna's pregnancy?
(a) They always used protection.
(b) She must have conceived before their marriage.
(c) He thought she was injured by Geng Yang.
(d) She is 44.

10. What do Manna's symptoms of her bad heart resemble?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Indigestion.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

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

13. Haiyan says she would never marry a doctor because she believes they are only well trained what?
(a) Plumbers.
(b) Con artists.
(c) Technicians.
(d) Nurses.

14. Why is Bensheng upset after Lin sells the house?
(a) Because that house holds so many memories.
(b) Because Shuyu wants to keep it.
(c) Because he does not leave much for Bensheng.
(d) Because he under-sold it.

15. When Manna tells Lin the truth about her rape, he is very angry at first and then becomes what?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Silent.
(c) Amused.
(d) Furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What also happens as the twins' dysentery is cured?

2. How does Manna react to seeing Geng Yang on TV?

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

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

5. Why doesn't Ran Su tell his wife anything?

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