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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapter 1 - Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the local farmer note about the body?
(a) It is a very young Chinese man.
(b) It is a Japanese.
(c) It is wrapped in a shroud.
(d) It is a white man.

2. What is Hulan noted as being?
(a) A Red Queen.
(b) A Red Princess.
(c) A Yellow Princess.
(d) A failed party member.

3. Upon what river is a dead man floating?
(a) Yangtze.
(b) Ganzu.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Anhui.

4. What is the reason for the assignement of David and Hulan to the same case?
(a) To have an Eastern and Western perspective.
(b) To keep relations between the United States and China on good terms.
(c) To rekindle their marriage.
(d) They are just the best people for the job.

5. Why will the land be inundated in the future?
(a) The Chinese are building a land at the Three Gorges.
(b) There will be a volcanic eruption some time soon.
(c) It is not going to be inundated, but rather become a desert.
(d) They are going to flood the land with just a few inches of water to make rice paddies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hulan accidentally kill Tang Wenting?

2. What happens to the body as it floats down the river?

3. What does the narrator say will be a great achievement?

4. What does Hulan do after Chaowen's death?

5. Who is Tang Wenting?

(see the answer key)

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