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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Bensheng's donkey eat too much of that makes its stomach burst?
(a) Corn.
(b) Alfalfa.
(c) Rice.
(d) Carrots.

7. What comment does one of the nurses make about Manna and Lin's poor singing at the wedding?
(a) It is like angels singing.
(b) It gives her a toothache.
(c) They sound like children.
(d) They are very quiet.

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

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

10. What does Lin compare the box at the bottom of Manna's closet to?
(a) Jewelry box.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Cinerary casket.
(d) Religious artifact.

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

12. Why does the judge reject the divorce of the couple whose hearing is held before Lin and Shuyu's?
(a) Because the wife is pregnant.
(b) Because the husband has already been divorced twice.
(c) Because the husband paid the judge.
(d) Because the wife has unfounded accusations.

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

14. What does Geng Yang do in Manna's dream?
(a) Rapes her.
(b) Kidnaps the twins.
(c) Apologizes.
(d) Kills Lin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Manna's legs feel like as she walks away from spying on Lin's class?

3. Why doesn't Lin know how to medically treat a rape victim?

4. Where does Hua find a job in Muji City?

5. Why is Manna upset that Lin is teaching the orderlies?

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