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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 surprises Lin about Manna's pregnancy?
(a) They always used protection.
(b) He thought she was injured by Geng Yang.
(c) She must have conceived before their marriage.
(d) She is 44.

2. What is Shuyu's only request of Lin at the divorce hearing?
(a) Hua be placed with a job.
(b) Lin pay her 2,000 yen a year.
(c) She can keep the family cat.
(d) Lin finds Hua a husband.

3. How much is Manna working when she returns to work?
(a) Overtime.
(b) Full-time.
(c) Only on weekends.
(d) Part-time.

4. What book does Lin give to Ran Su?
(a) "Love In The Time Of Cholera."
(b) "Anna Karenina."
(c) "Romeo and Juliet."
(d) "Around The World In Eighty Days."

5. What does Lin compare the box at the bottom of Manna's closet to?
(a) Jewelry box.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Religious artifact.
(d) Cinerary casket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Manna and Lin's twins diagnosed with?

2. What has Manna secretly been taking to help her feel better?

3. Why does Manna blame Lin for her rape?

4. When Lin sees Manna at the mess hall for the first time in days, he sees a flicker of _______ in her face.

5. Only a woman over the age of _______ would be expected to have bound feet.

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Ran Su's blessing makes Manna so upset?

2. What are the double standards of blame in Chapter 10?

3. Does Lin enjoy his wedding?

4. Is Bensheng greedy? Why or why not?

5. Is Manna the type of lover Lin predicted?

6. How do Manna's worst fears appear to be coming true in Chapter 11?

7. How does tradition aid Lin in Chapter 9?

8. In Chapter 9, how does Lin prove not to be as cold to his family as he originally felt?

9. What does Lin think is the effect of Manna's suffering?

10. How does Lin feel about being a father?

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