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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. On the hospital camp-and-field training, what does Lin do to help Manna and the other nurses when they stop for the night?
(a) He treats their blistered feet.
(b) He brings them clean clothes.
(c) He helps convince a commander to let them go home.
(d) He gives them advice.

2. Lin's roles as an officer and doctor make him what kind of a man?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Rational.
(d) Diligent.

3. As Lin's attempts to divorce Shuyu continue to fail, how does Manna come to treat the other nurses?
(a) With hostility.
(b) Extra helpful.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Polite.

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

5. What unnerves Manna about Geng Yang when she sees him at the bus stop?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His quietness.
(c) His flirtatious attitude.
(d) His grin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Haiyan think Lin refuses to take the opportunity to use her sister's house?

2. Why does manna ask to be left behind to die during the hospital camp-and-field training?

3. What does Commissar Wei call to tell Ran Su the day after his meeting with Manna?

4. What reason does Lin give Shuyu for wanting a divorce?

5. What is Commissar Wei's reason for wanting to discontinue his relationship with Manna?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lin concerned that Bensheng invites Ren to his house?

2. Why is Lin's response to "Leaves of Grass" peculiar to his usual tendencies towards literature?

3. How does Manna begin to advance on Lin?

4. How is Lin painted to be at fault through Chapter 9?

5. Why is Manna hesitant to become engaged to Mai Dong before her graduation? What is their deciding factor in holding off their engagement?

6. What makes Lin hesitate to divorce his wife?

7. What about Lin's response to Manna's prospective engagement make him rethink his attachment?

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

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

10. What does Lin's daydream about the nurses say about him?

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