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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Manna's legs feel like as she walks away from spying on Lin's class?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Jell-O.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Water.

3. What holiday do Manna and Lin prepare for at the end of "Waiting?"
(a) Christmas.
(b) Mao's Birthday.
(c) Chinese New Year.
(d) Spring Festival.

4. Bensheng wishes Hua would find a different boyfriend because soldiers are not ______ anymore.
(a) Courageous.
(b) Reliable.
(c) Fashionable.
(d) Handsome.

5. How do the nurses at the hospital treat Manna and Lin after they have been together for a long time?
(a) As king and queen.
(b) As lepers.
(c) As brother and sister.
(d) As husband and wife.

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

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

8. What are Manna and Lin's twins diagnosed with?
(a) Gout.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Leukemia.

9. What is Shuyu's only request of Lin at the divorce hearing?
(a) Lin finds Hua a husband.
(b) Hua be placed with a job.
(c) She can keep the family cat.
(d) Lin pay her 2,000 yen a year.

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

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

12. How does Lin feel about his inevitable divorce as the court date arrives?
(a) That fate is starting him on a new life.
(b) That he wishes it had happened years earlier.
(c) He is ambivalent.
(d) He wants to stay with Shuyu.

13. Why does Lin caution Manna about revealing anymore to Haiyan?
(a) She is forgetful.
(b) She is unreliable.
(c) She is a secret agent.
(d) She is idiotic.

14. How much is Manna working when she returns to work?
(a) Full-time.
(b) Only on weekends.
(c) Overtime.
(d) Part-time.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lin tell Shuyu to do when he is drunk in her apartment?

3. When Manna speaks to someone outside their apartment, what does Lin notice her voice is still full of?

4. As Manna's pregnancy progresses, she becomes more and more ______.

5. The voice in Lin's head makes him realize his love for Manna is only _____.

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