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

2. To what team is Ye Wenjie transferred that picks up and analyzes radio signals in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) Marketing.
(b) History.
(c) Monitoring.
(d) Defense.

3. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?
(a) History.
(b) Physics.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Literature.

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

5. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many regiments comprise the Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps, according to the narrator in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

2. What was Wen Jie's profession?

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

4. What does Sha Ruishan give to Wang Miao to enable him to see the microwave background on their research in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

5. What word from Chapter 13, "Red Coast III" refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others?

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