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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does David tell Fitzwilliams some of the items to be auctioned originated?
(a) Site 889.
(b) An unnamed, illegal archeological site in Hunan.
(c) Site 518.
(d) A museum that was closed in Wuhan.

2. What does Angela claim about the notebook Hom claims to have found?
(a) It is her brother's diary about his work with the Chinese artifacts.
(b) She has not seen the notebook.
(c) It is her brother's personal diary.
(d) She only saw the notebook briefly.

3. To what family does the old woman at the gate to the compound belong?
(a) Wong.
(b) Wang.
(c) Wu.
(d) Wi.

4. What does Brian write in his diary two days before his disappearance?
(a) He is leaving for the States the next day.
(b) Angela is in danger.
(c) Lily has double crossed him.
(d) He is really frightened.

5. Why is Tang furious?
(a) He lost the bid.
(b) He thinks Fitzwilliams wanted the ruyi to go to the winner rather than Tang.
(c) He thinks Miller overmuscled him.
(d) He thinks Fitzwilliams failed to acknowledge Tang's last bid.

6. Why does Hulan think Brian may have been killed?
(a) For whatever he found that he wrote about to Angela.
(b) For selling Chinese artifacts to the Japanese.
(c) For being involved with another man's wife.
(d) For trying to sabotage the dam project.

7. What does Hulan decide to do about her past?
(a) Try to change some of it.
(b) Learn from it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Work on letting go of it.

8. Who is Bill Tang?
(a) A mycologist.
(b) A high powered corporate lawyer.
(c) A computer programmer from Silicon Valley.
(d) An archeologist at the dig.

9. With whom does David walk around the auction?
(a) Stuart Miller.
(b) Ma.
(c) Fitzwilliams.
(d) Hulan.

10. What is one reason Miller says is the cause for problems at the dam?
(a) Lack of communication.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) Lack of unskilled labor.
(d) Chinese government interference.

11. What do David and Fong see as they are flying?
(a) Hundreds of acres of trees flattened.
(b) A deserted area that was totally denuded.
(c) Many families waiting for rescue.
(d) A large area forest fire.

12. What is Angela's occupation?
(a) Archeologist.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Biologist.
(d) Mycologist.

13. What does David find in Stuart's home?
(a) Stuart, dead on the living room floor.
(b) Hulan held at gunpoint.
(c) Ma, dead on the living room floor.
(d) Nothing.

14. Whom does Miller say will be blamed if the dam fails?
(a) The Chinese will not admit failure.
(b) Foreigners.
(c) The Chinese government.
(d) The local province officals.

15. How does Lily use Wu?
(a) To intercede with Xiao Da.
(b) To locate the tripod in the whirlpool.
(c) To head off the Chinese government's investigation.
(d) To intercede with Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Michael say Hulan's career protects her?

2. Whom does David recognize at Cosgrove's auction?

3. Who is threatening Miller?

4. What does Fitzwilliams admit to David after being pressed?

5. What does Miller say to Hulan concerning his connection to Chinese artifacts?

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