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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. How much alimony does the judge tell Lin to pay Shuyu?
(a) Nothing.
(b) 2,000 yen a year.
(c) 30 yen a month.
(d) 90 yen a month.

2. Why does Manna have to leave the wedding?
(a) She feels sick.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She spills something on her dress.
(d) A nurse acts mean to her.

3. What made the pus drain after Shuyu's feet were bound?
(a) Herbal medicines.
(b) Eating fish.
(c) Massaging her feet.
(d) Soaking them in warm water.

4. What are Manna and Lin's twins diagnosed with?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Gout.
(d) Leukemia.

5. Why is Manna upset that Lin is teaching the orderlies?
(a) Because she wants to teach the class.
(b) Because he is a bad teacher.
(c) Because they are young girls.
(d) Because he is lying to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The voice in Lin's head makes him realize his love for Manna is only _____.

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

3. After the secret of her rape gets out, how does Mrs. Su greet Manna every time she sees her?

4. What do Manna's legs feel like as she walks away from spying on Lin's class?

5. How does Manna avoiding Shuyu and Lin during Shuyu's visit to the hospital make her look?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the secret of Manna's rape gets out, how does the way the hospital staff treats Manna and Lin change?

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

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

4. Is Manna the type of lover Lin predicted?

5. Is Bensheng greedy? Why or why not?

6. Is Lin going to leave Manna?

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

8. How does tradition aid Lin in Chapter 9?

9. Why does Manna wish she had a daughter like Hua?

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

(see the answer keys)

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