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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Hulan make a deal five years earlier?
(a) A group of high-powered political figures in Korea.
(b) A group of high-powered political figures in the United States.
(c) A group of high-powered political figures in Japan.
(d) A group of high-powered political figures who rule China.

2. Who is Lily Sinclair?
(a) The head archeologist.
(b) David's girlfriend before he married Hulan.
(c) A worker for the Cosgrove's auction house.
(d) A Chinese philologist.

3. What is Hulan's husband doing as she is in Tienanmen Square?
(a) Thinking of his daughter and his marriage.
(b) Writing Hulan a letter.
(c) Preparing to kill himself.
(d) Preparing to return to the States.

4. Who does Hulan go to see regarding her new assignment?
(a) We Lu.
(b) Fong.
(c) Tsong.
(d) Wi Fang.

5. Who is Stuart Miller?
(a) A tourist Hulan and David meet.
(b) A visitor to Tienanman Square.
(c) Owner of the company building the dam.
(d) David's other law partner.

6. What does Catherine do when Hulan interviews her?
(a) Confesses to knowing the killer.
(b) Lies.
(c) Breaks down and sobs.
(d) Refuses to answer any questions.

7. About what does Hulan instruct the local officials?
(a) How to take forensic pictures.
(b) How to interview the hotel staff.
(c) How to preserve evidence.
(d) How to be firm yet accomodating to the foreigners.

8. Who is Dr. Zhongyan?
(a) David's law partner.
(b) The leader of the local group of the All Patriotic Society.
(c) Hulan's uncle.
(d) The leader of Site 518 excavation.

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

10. What is one important missing artifact that Ma discusses?
(a) A sword.
(b) A ruyi.
(c) A pottery bowl.
(d) A vase.

11. Who is Catherine?
(a) Stuart's daughter.
(b) David's sister.
(c) Stuart's wife.
(d) The archeologist in charge of the dig.

12. Which modern ruler(s) of China possessed symbols of power?
(a) Just Mao.
(b) Just Xiao Da.
(c) None.
(d) Mao and Xiao Da.

13. What does the narrator say will be a great achievement?
(a) The narrator does not mention a great achievement.
(b) Stopping the oncoming lava flow.
(c) The Three Gorges Dam.
(d) The body reaching its burial spot intact.

14. How does Hulan surprise David in their guest house?
(a) She gives him a present.
(b) She tells him she is pregnant.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She says she wants a divorce.

15. What is the Chu Ching?
(a) China's historical text.
(b) A map of some underground excavations.
(c) A map dating from the Han dynasty.
(d) An artifact dating from the Ming dynasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ma Hulan and others when they are discussing the death of Brian McCarthy?

2. What do Hulan and David do at Chongqing?

3. Who is Tang Wenting?

4. To what is Hulan being assigned?

5. What does Hulan think about that night before going to sleep?

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