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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. When Lin is questioned by the voice in his head about his refusal to sleep with Manna, he says that their relationship is not based on what?
(a) The rules of society.
(b) The flesh.
(c) What others want.
(d) Love.

2. Why can't anyone play cards as the people in Lin's dream do?
(a) Because no one ever learned how to play.
(b) They are all too busy with work.
(c) Cards are banned.
(d) The hospital confiscates cards because they are a distraction.

3. What rare food does Bensheng bring to Lin's house?
(a) Caviar.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Duck.
(d) Cabbage.

4. What is the identifying feature of the woman who Lin sleeps with in his dream?
(a) Her long fingers.
(b) A birthmark on her arm.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her thin face.

5. What are Lin's conditions on Manna's prospective new fiancé?
(a) He still allows them to see each other.
(b) She is promoted and goes to college.
(c) He takes her far away.
(d) He doesn't ever divorce her.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his first day in Muji City, what is Liang Meng's reason for needing to return home so soon?

2. Who does Lin believe is the key player in making his divorce successful?

3. When the hospital goes to see the film, how does Manna act regarding feelings for Lin?

4. What happens to Lin's weight when he falls ill with tuberculosis?

5. What rumor is going around the hospital about Lin's wife?

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. What makes Lin hesitate to divorce his wife?

3. Although a relationship between Manna and Liang Meng is Lin's idea, what is his attitude? Why?

4. How is Manna extremely selfish in the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How does Manna begin to advance on Lin?

9. Why does Lin discourage Manna from joining any of the revolutionary parties in the hospital?

10. After Lin begins to try in earnest to divorce Shuyu, what are the new dilemmas that arise?

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