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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. What did Guan see as her main obstacle in being with Wu permanently?
(a) He wasn't faithful.
(b) He wasn't of the same social level.
(c) She didn't love him.
(d) Wu was married.

2. What did the second woman Yu interviews in Chapter 25 want to do with Wu?
(a) Start a business.
(b) Be his manager.
(c) Travel.
(d) Get married.

3. What is Director Yao the director of?
(a) It is not stated.
(b) Chen's police force.
(c) High Cadres' Children.
(d) The Party Discipline Committee.

4. Who does Chen visit in Chapter 27, when he is feeling paranoid and discouraged?
(a) Wang.
(b) Yu.
(c) A counselor.
(d) His mother.

5. What key piece of evidence was not used in Wu's trial?
(a) The car.
(b) The gun.
(c) A witness.
(d) Pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Xie's relationship with Wu?

2. What is Yu temporarily reassigned to in Chapter 33?

3. Who leaves a message for Chen in Chapter 28?

4. What is Chen informed in Chapter 28 has been filed against him?

5. What is Ouyang's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chen's meeting with Director Yao of the Party Discipline Committee?

2. Why is it significant to Chen when he learns that Wu has applied for a visa to America?

3. What information does Peiqin pass on to Chen from Yu at the Karaoke party?

4. What does Old Hunter warn Chen about in Chapter 26?

5. When Chen visits his mother in Chapter 27, what is she worried about?

6. How do Chen and Ling know one another, and what is their current relationship?

7. Why does Wang call Chen late at night in Chapter 29?

8. What does Chen conclude about himself and his future actions at the end of the book?

9. What response does Chen get from Ling, his friend in Beijing, to his plea for help sent earlier?

10. What motive for Guan's murder does Chen begin to consider in Chapter 33?

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