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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 doesn't Ran Su tell his wife anything?
(a) She gossips a lot.
(b) She thinks he is always lying.
(c) She is a little crazy and unreliable.
(d) He doesn't like her.

2. What does Manna NOT question after her dream about Geng Yang?
(a) Geng Yang.
(b) What could have been.
(c) Mai Dong.
(d) Why Lin abandoned her.

3. Why do Lin and Manna sleep peacefully at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They got a new mattress.
(b) They take a sleeping pill.
(c) They do not make love.
(d) The hospital grounds are silent.

4. What does Manna show Lin from her locked box?
(a) Photos of her parents.
(b) Her old journals.
(c) Her collection of seashells.
(d) Her collection of chairman Mao pins.

5. Manna's heart murmur often turns to a _______ rhythm.
(a) Sing-Song.
(b) Irregular.
(c) Gallop.
(d) Rapid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days of maternity leave is Manna given?

2. What does Manna decide to do if she is pregnant?

3. Why does Lin caution Manna about revealing anymore to Haiyan?

4. Who is the obstetrician who delivers Manna's twins?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does tradition aid Lin in Chapter 9?

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

4. Is Shuyu simple-minded?

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

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

7. Why would Manna Kill herself if she were pregnant?

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

9. Is Manna the type of lover Lin predicted?

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

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