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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 is one trait Brian McCarthy's sister says about him?
(a) He had a lack of common sense.
(b) He was easily angered.
(c) He was meticulous and careful.
(d) He was faithful to his girlfriend back in the States.

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

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

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

5. Upon what do Hulan and David agree as they are talking at breakfast?
(a) They should try to have another child.
(b) Lily probably murdered McCarthy.
(c) They should try to live together again.
(d) Ma is hiding something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the vultures?

2. Who thinks the foreigners are to blame for the artifact thefts?

3. Who is Vie Minister Zai?

4. With whom does Hulan make a deal five years earlier?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian's sister tell them about him, what does Lily say when she joins them in conversation?

2. How does Hulan think Lily's death is related to Hulan?

3. What does Ma tell Liu about the missing relics in Chapter 6?

4. Who do Liu and David meet at lunch the first day in Bashan?

5. Who meets the couple at Bashan, and what does he tell them as he takes them to their lodgings?

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

7. What happens on the river in the prologue?

8. What has happened to Lily when David and Liu find her in her bedroom?

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

10. What does Michael say when Hulan interviews him?

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