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

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

3. Who is noted to have control over floods in the Chinese past?
(a) Confucius.
(b) Yu Ming.
(c) Manchu Qing.
(d) Yu the Great.

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

5. From whom does Hulan take control of the murder scene?
(a) Lieutenant Wong.
(b) Captain Wu.
(c) Captain Hom.
(d) Sargent Ju.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what civilization is Dr. Zhongyan concerned?

2. To what is Hulan being assigned?

3. Who is Dr. Michael Quon?

4. What is the Chu Ching?

5. What does Lily not want to reveal in front of the others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is David, Hulan's husband, doing while she is at the square? What does he do when he sees her on television?

2. What does Hulan find out when she interviews Catherine about Lily's death?

3. Who does Hulan interview about Lily?

4. What are David and Hulan told at their meeting with Zai?

5. What does Catherine explain to David and Liu about Yu and what symbols does the group at lunch discuss?

6. What was Hulan given permission to do in her deal with high powered Chinese officials five years prior to the opening of the novel?

7. What does Hulan do after receiving her first assignment in Chapter 1?

8. What do David and Liu do after packing in Chapter 4?

9. What does Hulan do when the local security forces arrive at Lily's bedroom?

10. Where do David, Hulan, and Ma go in Chapter 6? What do they see there?

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