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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 Haiyan think Lin's reaction to Manna's rape will be?

2. What is Shuyu's only request of Lin at the divorce hearing?

3. How does Lin feel about his inevitable divorce as the court date arrives?

4. Why won't Mrs. Su attend the wedding?

5. How many children are families usually permitted to have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Manna the type of lover Lin predicted?

3. Is Lin secretive?

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

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

6. Why does Lin think he and Manna shouldn't make love so much?

7. In Chapter 12, time accelerates through years. What has changed or stayed the same?

8. Does Lin love Manna?

9. Is Lin going to leave Manna?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the parallels between the characters and the political context of China. What do the characters represent about the evolving political organization of China? What role do Chinese politics play in the lives of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

The title of "Waiting" is one of the most pivotal aspects of the book. Write an essay discussing the effect waiting has on the characters and their relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Lin has a duplicitous personality. Analyze his character using the three following characteristics of Lin:

- Lin's need to please.

- Lin's superiority complex.

- Lin's inferiority complex.

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