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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 does Manna do for Lin that most fiancées do for their men?
(a) His laundry.
(b) Sleep with him.
(c) Clean his room.
(d) Take care of him when he's sick.

2. Which revolutionary party is Manna interested in joining?
(a) The Revolution Workers.
(b) The Red Party.
(c) The Maoist Union.
(d) The Red Union.

3. Why does Geng Yang ask Manna to come to his room?
(a) So she can help him pack.
(b) To give her a present.
(c) To say goodbye.
(d) So he can give her Lin's books.

4. Why won't Manna let her roommates hear her cry?
(a) So they will sleep.
(b) So they won't make fun of her.
(c) Because she is crying for no reason.
(d) So they won't be suspicious.

5. For how long is Lin permitted to return home once a year?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geng Yang's response to "The Flower Girl"?

2. What rare food does Bensheng bring to Lin's house?

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

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

5. When Liang Meng and Manna meet alone in the city, whose poetry does he quote?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lin share Manna's feelings about Geng Yang?

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

3. 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?

4. Why is Manna more embarrassed than heartbroken at Commissar Wei's rejection?

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

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

7. Why has Lin doubted himself of being a "normal" man? How does he gauge "normal?"

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

9. Why is Lin ashamed that he asks Manna to share the cost of the bribe?

10. 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?

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