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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. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?
(a) For six days.
(b) For two weeks.
(c) For two days.
(d) For four days.

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

3. 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) Dramatic irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor.

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) FORTRAN.
(b) MITRON.
(c) YUTRON.
(d) AMTRON.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wen Jie's profession?

2. When was the book Silent Spring published?

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

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

5. What was the profession of Fu Lei?

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