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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. Where does Ye Wenjie awaken in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Inside the Red Coast Base.
(b) At the school.
(c) At her father's house.
(d) On a helicopter.

2. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) By hanging herself from a closet door.
(b) By overdosing on sleeping pills.
(c) By driving her car into a tree.
(d) By jumping into a river.

3. When did Einstein visit Shanghai, according to the narrative in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1926.

4. For what publication is Bai Mulin a reporter?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Great Production News.
(c) The Guangming Daily.
(d) The New York Times.

5. What scientific paper is presented to Ye Wenjie as one that she wrote in 1966 in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) "Ergodic-nonergodic Transition in Tapped Granular Systems: The Role of Persistent Conacts."
(b) "The Possible Existence of Phase Boundaries Within the Solar Radiation Zone and Their Reflective Characteristics."
(c) "Focus Series on Density Matrix Reformalization."
(d) "Fluctuation-induced Transport, from the Very Small to the Very Large Scales."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the central focus of the book Silent Spring?

2. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

3. What was the profession held by Hai Mo?

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. Who is the source of the papers that are presented to Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

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