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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the furniture made of that Wang examines at Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Silver and jade.
(b) Stone and metal wiring.
(c) Brass and gold.
(d) Tree branches and stumps.

2. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Shenzhen.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Dongguan.
(d) Urumqi.

3. Who holds Ye Wenjie back when she tries to save her father in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Two janitors.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

4. What is the computer systems called that Ye Wenjie uses to keep an eye on enemy spacecraft and operations in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) MITRON.
(b) FORTRAN.
(c) AMTRON.
(d) YUTRON.

5. Who launched the Planck satellite, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) The United States Space Agency.
(b) The Russian Space Agency.
(c) The European Space Agency.
(d) The Chinese Space Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the organization that controls China's nuclear missiles, according to the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

2. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. In Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" the translator notes some of the most famous intellectuals who committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution. Among these is Lao She. What was She's profession?

4. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?

5. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?

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