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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Liang Meng give as his reason for staying in Muji City for the summer?

2. On his first day in Muji City, what is Liang Meng's reason for needing to return home so soon?

3. Why does Geng Yang think Lin should sleep with Manna?

4. What is the prognosis for Lin's tuberculosis?

5. What rumor is going around the hospital about Lin's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lin change the direction of his and Manna's relationship as his divorce seems less and less likely?

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

3. Why won't Manna report her rape?

4. Why does Lin think an attempt to pay Shuyu or Bensheng for a divorce would fail?

5. Why does Lin discourage Manna from joining any of the revolutionary parties in the hospital?

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

7. Why is Manna hesitant to become engaged to Mai Dong before her graduation? What is their deciding factor in holding off their engagement?

8. How is Lin painted to be at fault through Chapter 9?

9. Since Manna and Lin broke up, what has Manna been doing to spite Lin? How does this reach its climax in Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about Lin's orchestration of relationships and the necessity of control. Respond to the following questions:

- How does Lin act when he is orchestrating the situation?

- How does Lin react when he has no control over another person or their actions?

Essay Topic 2

The heart is a recurring symbol in "Waiting." Write an essay about the relevance of when and how it is used and what it represents about the characters and relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relevance of women versus men in "Waiting." Argue the statement Ha Jin is making about gender, using the following ideas:

- Emotional tendencies of men or women in relationships.

- Self awareness, idealism, control, impressionability, vulnerability.

- Selfishness and selflessness.

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