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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Yu in Chapter 13?
(a) On a family outing.
(b) At a press conference.
(c) Investigating Guan's dormatory.
(d) It is not stated.

2. What is Wang Feng's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) News anchor.
(c) Editor.
(d) Reporter.

3. What do Yu and Chen agree on regarding the political aspects of the case?
(a) They are frightening.
(b) They will make the case too public.
(c) They will make the case too suseptable to blackmail.
(d) They are overblown.

4. What other odd item does Yu find in Guan's room that surprised him?
(a) A large metal box.
(b) Racy photos of Guan.
(c) An envelop filled with money.
(d) Maps of Shanghai.

5. What is Bao Guozhang also known as?
(a) Brother Bao.
(b) Crazy Bao.
(c) Uncle Bao.
(d) Father Bao.

6. What does Yu find in Guan's closet that seems out of place?
(a) Fancy clothes and lingerie.
(b) A large metal box.
(c) Maps of Shanghai.
(d) Bright red high heel shoes.

7. Where was the last place Guan vacationed?
(a) Yellow Mountains.
(b) Japan.
(c) New York.
(d) Beijing.

8. What selfish reason does Wang give for wanting to move?
(a) A chance to find someone who will marry her.
(b) She will live a more priviledged live elsewhere.
(c) She doesn't want to be tied to Chen.
(d) More opportunities to advance her career.

9. Who is Wang moving to be with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

10. What does Wu say he was doing the night of the murder?
(a) Taking pictures out of town.
(b) Traveling for business.
(c) Developing photographs with a friend.
(d) He can't remember.

11. What good news does Wang call Chen to tell him?
(a) She heard is about to get a promotion.
(b) She got a promotion.
(c) One of his poems will be published.
(d) She wants to go on vacation with him.

12. During the era of this book, China is transitioning from _________ to a market-driven economy.
(a) A democracy.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Marxism.

13. What meal do Chen and Wang have together in Chapter 11?
(a) Dessert.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

14. Why does Lu ask Chen for a loan?
(a) To send his ailing mother.
(b) To pay off a gambling debt.
(c) To buy his wife a ring.
(d) To start a restaurant.

15. What is Yu's father known as?
(a) Chief Guangming.
(b) Chang Guangming.
(c) Old Hunter.
(d) Old Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much progress has been made on the case by the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What activity is Captain Gao Ziling doing when he finds the body?

3. Who is Peiqin?

4. What is the mood during Chen and Wang's dinner at the beginning of Chapter 18?

5. What do Chen and Yu think Wu's motive would be for killing Guan?

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