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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Brian McCarthy?
(a) A missing British photographer.
(b) A missing American archaeologist.
(c) A missing American entomologist.
(d) A missing British anthropologist.

2. When does Hulan denounce her father?
(a) At age 12.
(b) At age 15.
(c) At age 21.
(d) She refuses to denounce him.

3. About what does Hulan lament?
(a) The changes in the party structure.
(b) The failing of her marriage and death of her daughter.
(c) The death of the 50 female factory workers.
(d) The death of the 50 miners.

4. What is Dr. Paul Strong's area of expertise?
(a) Physics.
(b) Ancient pottery.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Mathematics.

5. What does the young boy who kicks the body think?
(a) It is a crocodile.
(b) It is his friend with whom the boy is swimming.
(c) It is a shark.
(d) It is just some debris.

6. Where does David go while Hulan is interviewing the foreigners?
(a) To write up a report for the American embassy.
(b) To the site.
(c) To notify Lily's next of kin.
(d) To the guest house.

7. What does Hulan do as they pass through Qutang Gorge?
(a) Takes a video.
(b) Takes pictures.
(c) Holds David's hand.
(d) Cries.

8. Who is Liu Hulan?
(a) A farmer.
(b) An Inspector with the Ministry of Public Security.
(c) A factory worker.
(d) A miner.

9. With what is Hulan's mother plagued?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Shingles.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

10. Who is Dr. Michael Quon?
(a) Amulti-talented expert in many fields.
(b) A man who is duped into buying illegal artifacts.
(c) The leader of the group selling illegal artifacts.
(d) David's brother-in-law.

11. What does Michael Quon admit to Hulan?
(a) He had a fight with Lily's boss earlier that year.
(b) He hates Lily.
(c) He likes Lily but not her profession.
(d) He was dating Lily in the States the year before.

12. Who thinks the foreigners are to blame for the artifact thefts?
(a) Angela.
(b) All the vultures.
(c) No one.
(d) Ma.

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

14. What is the All Patriotic Society?
(a) An illegal religious organization.
(b) The group of workers who keep Tienanmen Square maintained.
(c) A foreign religious faction that espouses Christianity.
(d) An organization Mao Tse Tung created.

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 is David on his way to?

2. Who is noted to have control over floods in the Chinese past?

3. From whom does Hulan take control of the murder scene?

4. How does Ma react to news of Lily's death?

5. Who is cocky as Hulan begins the interview?

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