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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: "Silent Spring," Chapters 1-3 and Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of Fu Lei?
(a) Translator and critic.
(b) Actor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.

2. 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"?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Dramatic irony.
(d) Simile.

3. Who is the source of the papers that are presented to Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Wenxue.
(b) Xine.
(c) Shao Lin.
(d) Ruan Wen.

4. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?
(a) Chinese history.
(b) Chinese literature.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Biology.

5. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Shao Lin.
(c) Bai Mulin.
(d) Rachel Carson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wu Han's profession?

2. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. Who is the Political Commissar introduced to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

4. Who is the base chief engineer who introduces himself to Ye Wenjie in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

5. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

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