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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Geng Yang on TV?
(a) Because he is an actor on a show.
(b) Because he invented a new detergent.
(c) Because he has been convicted of a crime.
(d) Because he has become very rich.

2. What has Manna secretly been taking to help her feel better?
(a) Narcotics.
(b) Antidepressants.
(c) Herbal boluses.
(d) Pain killers.

3. What is Manna's reaction to knowing she will die soon?
(a) Happy.
(b) Unsure.
(c) Hysterical.
(d) Unaffected.

4. How many children are families usually permitted to have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

5. How much alimony does the judge tell Lin to pay Shuyu?
(a) 90 yen a month.
(b) Nothing.
(c) 30 yen a month.
(d) 2,000 yen a year.

6. What book does Lin give to Ran Su?
(a) "Love In The Time Of Cholera."
(b) "Romeo and Juliet."
(c) "Anna Karenina."
(d) "Around The World In Eighty Days."

7. How much does Lin sell his house for?
(a) 5,000 yen.
(b) 4,000 yen.
(c) 3,200 yen.
(d) 2,000 yen.

8. What is Bensheng most jealous of at the end of "Waiting?"
(a) Manna's beauty.
(b) Lin has three children.
(c) Shuyu's happiness.
(d) Hua is earning money.

9. What do Manna's symptoms of her bad heart resemble?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Indigestion.
(d) Cancer.

10. Why do the orderlies ask Lin to teach the class?
(a) They have exams.
(b) They think Lin is handsome.
(c) Lin offered to teach it.
(d) They do not like Manna and want her to be jealous.

11. How much is Manna working when she returns to work?
(a) Part-time.
(b) Only on weekends.
(c) Full-time.
(d) Overtime.

12. What does Manna tell Lin her blood pressure is?
(a) 152/97.
(b) 120/80.
(c) 127/97.
(d) 140/96.

13. What is the rule about foot-binding that Shuyu explains to one of the nurses?
(a) You must be younger than ten to begin the binding.
(b) You cannot take pain medication.
(c) Only the husband can see them.
(d) You cannot paint your toenails.

14. Why do Lin and Manna sleep peacefully at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The hospital grounds are silent.
(b) They do not make love.
(c) They take a sleeping pill.
(d) They got a new mattress.

15. What is Lin most interested in from Manna's locked box?
(a) Her letters from Mai Dong.
(b) Her photos.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Her books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Manna's legs feel like as she walks away from spying on Lin's class?

2. Why does Shuyu want her hair cut short?

3. The voice in Lin's head makes him realize his love for Manna is only _____.

4. Why does the judge reject the divorce of the couple whose hearing is held before Lin and Shuyu's?

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

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