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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Manna and Liang Meng talk about when they first meet at the hospital?
(a) The weather.
(b) Lin.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Politics.

2. Why does the audience cry during "The Flower Girl"?
(a) The main character dies.
(b) It brings back bad memories.
(c) The move is violent.
(d) The young girls in the movie are crying.

3. Why is Manna hesitant to pursue sleeping with Lin?
(a) Because she is a virgin.
(b) Because she may be expelled from the army.
(c) Because she doesn't want to manipulate Lin.
(d) Because she doesn't want to get pregnant.

4. What does Lin's cousin ask for in his letter?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) A recommendation for a job.
(c) To find him a wife.
(d) Money.

5. Although Manna is lying, what is Commissar Wei's response to her claim of reading Russian novels?
(a) He criticizes her taste.
(b) He changes the subject.
(c) He praises her taste.
(d) He is silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Manna want to learn to ride a bicycle?

2. Why does Geng Yang think Lin should sleep with Manna?

3. What does Manna see Pingping Ma and Lin Kong doing that convinces her that they are a couple?

4. When Lin and Manna break up, what does Lin do to occupy his time?

5. For how long is Lin permitted to return home once a year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the two men in Manna's life in Chapter 4 leave her between a rock and a hard place?

2. Why is Manna's meeting with Commissar Wei very pleasant?

3. What is the crowd at the courthouse defending when they are scolding Lin?

4. Why doesn't Geng Yang cry during "The Flower Girl?" What conclusion does Manna draw about him?

5. How does Manna begin to advance on Lin?

6. Why does Manna help Lin put dust covers on his books?

7. Why won't Manna report her rape?

8. What dilemmas do Shuyu's feet make for Lin?

9. What draws and repels Manna and Liang Meng to and from each other?

10. When Lin shows Manna the photo of his wife and daughter, what upset does it bring to their relationship? What solace does it bring to Manna?

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