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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Early in her fixation, what deters Manna's pursuance of Lin?
(a) Other's discouragement.
(b) Manna's respect for the sanctity of marriage.
(c) His wife giving birth.
(d) Manna's obedience to the rules.

2. What American poet does Commissar Wei recommend to Manna?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Robert Frost.

3. When Lin and Manna break up, what does Lin do to occupy his time?
(a) Pursue other women.
(b) Recatologue medical records.
(c) Write letters to his wife.
(d) Daydream.

4. What do Manna's eyes look like the day after her rape?
(a) They will not open.
(b) They are red and swollen.
(c) They are blue-lidded.
(d) They are bloodshot.

5. How long have Lin and Shuyu been separated for at the beginning of "Waiting"?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eighteen years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Four months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women at the hair salon say about Lin for wanting to divorce Shuyu?

2. What happens to Lin's weight when he falls ill with tuberculosis?

3. What is the prognosis for Shuyu's back condition?

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

5. Lin's roles as an officer and doctor make him what kind of a man?

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