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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. Why does the group congregate outside the courthouse after Lin and Shuyu's divorce hearing?
(a) To pay their taxes.
(b) To ask for divorces themselves.
(c) To heckle Lin.
(d) To support Lin.

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

3. Why can't Manna be transferred to another hospital?
(a) Too many nurses are in the service.
(b) She isn't talented enough.
(c) Manna refuses to go.
(d) Lin convinces them not to.

4. Why does Geng Yang think Lin should sleep with Manna?
(a) For enjoyment.
(b) To have a child.
(c) To make Manna undesirable to other men.
(d) To motivate himself to divorce Shuyu.

5. Where does Lin Kong's wife, Shuyu, live?
(a) Muji City.
(b) Goose Village.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shanghai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American poet does Commissar Wei recommend to Manna?

2. What holiday is the staff banquet celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What is Lin's favorite part of visiting home?

4. At the holiday banquet, what does Lin warn Manna not to do so much?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Lin hesitate to divorce his wife?

2. Since Manna and Lin broke up, what has Manna been doing to spite Lin? How does this reach its climax in Chapter 10?

3. How does Lin change the direction of his and Manna's relationship as his divorce seems less and less likely?

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

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

6. What is the relationship Manna Wu invents between Lin Kong and Pinging Ma? Why does Manna think Pingping is more appealing to Lin than she is?

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

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

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

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

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