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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lin observe about Ran Su's feet?
(a) They are feminine.
(b) They are abnormally large.
(c) They are worn and calloused.
(d) They are swollen.

2. What does Commissar Wei ask the hospital to recommend for him?
(a) A nurse or doctor to marry.
(b) A good medicine for back pain.
(c) A good movie.
(d) An apartment to rent in Muji City.

3. How does Geng Yang think Lin should carry out his relationship with Manna?
(a) Pretend like he's married to her.
(b) Keep her until he grows tired of her.
(c) End the relationship soon.
(d) Keep her as his mistress.

4. Why does Lin's brother need to borrow money?
(a) To bet on a game.
(b) To pay off his debts.
(c) To send his children to private school.
(d) To surprise his wife with a gift.

5. What does Commissar Wei call to tell Ran Su the day after his meeting with Manna?
(a) She smells bad and should shower more.
(b) She is ugly and he doesn't want to see her again.
(c) He enjoys her and wants to keep in contact.
(d) She is incompetent and should be fired.

6. How much yen does Llin have in the bank?
(a) 1,000 yen.
(b) 600 yen.
(c) 2,000 yen.
(d) 45 yen.

7. Who does Lin believe is the key player in making his divorce successful?
(a) Manna.
(b) Bensheng.
(c) Shuyu.
(d) Ran Su.

8. What does the judge require Lin bring to him before the divorce hearing can continue?
(a) A letter or recommendation.
(b) Information about Manna.
(c) Proof that Shuyu is having an affair.
(d) A glass of water.

9. Why does the audience cry during "The Flower Girl"?
(a) The move is violent.
(b) The young girls in the movie are crying.
(c) The main character dies.
(d) It brings back bad memories.

10. What reason does Lin give Shuyu for wanting a divorce?
(a) He doesn't want to travel to Goose Village anymore.
(b) He is bored with her.
(c) She can't bear any more children.
(d) He wants to make a home in the city.

11. Since Lin thinks that his divorce is unlikely, what does he propose Manna should do?
(a) Wait for him.
(b) Kill his wife.
(c) Transfer to another hospital.
(d) Find another boyfriend.

12. Why does Geng Yang ask Manna to come to his room?
(a) So he can give her Lin's books.
(b) To say goodbye.
(c) To give her a present.
(d) So she can help him pack.

13. As Lin's attempts to divorce Shuyu continue to fail, how does Manna come to treat the other nurses?
(a) Extra helpful.
(b) With hostility.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Polite.

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

15. What is Manna considered dangerously close to because of her age?
(a) Getting fired from her job.
(b) Becoming seriously ill.
(c) Being sent to a less demanding hospital.
(d) Becoming an old maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does manna ask to be left behind to die during the hospital camp-and-field training?

2. Which revolutionary party is Manna interested in joining?

3. After being deployed, what does Mai Dong write to Manna to tell her?

4. When Liang Meng and Manna meet alone in the city, whose poetry does he quote?

5. After Lin's father dies, how do his feelings about his wife and marriage change?

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