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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 are Manna and Lin's twins diagnosed with?

2. What is the subject of the class that Lin teaches orderly nurses?

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

4. What does Manna spend 70 yen on in preparation for the baby?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Lin stay in the delivery room while Manna is giving birth?

2. Does Hua agree with Lin's desire to divorce Shuyu?

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

4. How do Manna's worst fears appear to be coming true in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

8. Why does Lin want Shuyu and Hua to have urban residential status?

9. What about seeing Geng Yang upsets Manna so much?

10. Does Lin love Manna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Lin's children become some of the most relevant characters in his life. Respond to the following questions:

- What do each of his children provide for Lin?

- What do they represent about Lin's relationships with their mothers?

- What greater symbols do they offer to the book?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Tradition, rules, and standards sometimes play the most pivotal role in the relationships in "Waiting." Write an essay about the characters' multifaceted relationships with these obstacles.

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