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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 do Manna's eyes look like the day after her rape?

2. What does Manna show Lin from her locked box?

3. What does Haiyan think Lin's reaction to Manna's rape will be?

4. What does Director Chen think is an inappropriate wedding activity?

5. As Manna's pregnancy progresses, she becomes more and more ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Manna the type of lover Lin predicted?

3. Why is Hua not difficult to convince to go to Muji City?

4. Does Lin enjoy his wedding?

5. Is Manna turning into a jealous wife?

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

7. Is Bensheng greedy? Why or why not?

8. How does Lin feel about being a father?

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

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

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 2

Discuss Ha Jin's use of youth, age, and death. How do they define characters in the eyes of others? What affect does it have on narrative, imagery, and relationships of "Waiting?"

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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