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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. Who is the obstetrician who delivers Manna's twins?
(a) Mrs. Su.
(b) Ran Su.
(c) Haiyan.
(d) Lin.

2. Why do the orderlies ask Lin to teach the class?
(a) They do not like Manna and want her to be jealous.
(b) Lin offered to teach it.
(c) They think Lin is handsome.
(d) They have exams.

3. What is Bensheng most jealous of at the end of "Waiting?"
(a) Hua is earning money.
(b) Lin has three children.
(c) Manna's beauty.
(d) Shuyu's happiness.

4. What holiday do Manna and Lin prepare for at the end of "Waiting?"
(a) Mao's Birthday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Spring Festival.
(d) Chinese New Year.

5. How does Lin feel about his inevitable divorce as the court date arrives?
(a) That fate is starting him on a new life.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He wants to stay with Shuyu.
(d) That he wishes it had happened years earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bensheng's donkey eat too much of that makes its stomach burst?

2. What is Bensheng NOT upset about when he comes to Lin's house drunk in the middle of the night?

3. What is causing Lin the pain in his back and foot?

4. Why doesn't Ran Su tell his wife anything?

5. What is Manna's excuse to the other nurses for looking so sickly the day after the rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Shuyu simple-minded?

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

3. How does tradition aid Lin in Chapter 9?

4. Do people in the hospital view Shuyu as a joke?

5. Is Manna the type of lover Lin predicted?

6. How does Lin realize the reason he hasn't received a promotion in ten years?

7. Why does Lin think they should tell Ran Su about Manna's rape as soon as possible?

8. Is Manna turning into a jealous wife?

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

10. How does Lin feel about being a father?

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