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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Dongguan.
(b) Urumqi.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shenzhen.

2. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1967.

3. Who is the base chief engineer who introduces himself to Ye Wenjie in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Lei Zhicheng.
(b) Yan Weining.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Bai Mulin.

4. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Director Wen.
(b) Director Cheng.
(c) Director Zhang.
(d) Director Lin.

5. Who holds Ye Wenjie back when she tries to save her father in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Two janitors.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats Ye Zhetai to death in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

2. For what publication is Bai Mulin a reporter?

3. When was the book Silent Spring published?

4. What is the central focus of the book Silent Spring?

5. Who is Ye Wenjie's daughter that Wang comes to see her about in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What imagery is described when Wang looks at the sky using the 3K glasses in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

2. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

3. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. What setting is described when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

5. Describe the narrative style in The Three-Body Problem. Does the narrative style change in the course of the novel?

6. What is the "microwave background" and how is it described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

7. Who is Ye Zhetai? What is his character's importance in The Three-Body Problem?

8. What has happened to Ye Wenjie's daughter in the novel?

9. Where does Ye Wenjie go after her father's death? Why?

10. What satellites are described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

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