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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Director Zhang.
(b) Director Lin.
(c) Director Cheng.
(d) Director Wen.

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

3. How much time has passed since Ye Zhetai's death in the beginning of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Six months.

4. What does Captain Shi Qiang tell Wang he believes someone is working behind the scenes to accomplish in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) To cause a world war.
(b) To ruin scientific research.
(c) To accelerate scientific research.
(d) To undermine the government.

5. What satellite is launched at the Red Coast in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) The Magellan satellite.
(b) The KH-9 satellite.
(c) The Kopernik-500 satellite.
(d) The MPLM-3 satellite.

6. Where is the United States National Radio Quiet Zone located that the narrator describes in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?
(a) New York City.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Boston.

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

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

9. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) He admits to having had an affair with Wang's wife.
(b) He admits that he has been hired to kill Wang.
(c) He admits he has been following Wang.
(d) He admits he is a spy for the CIA.

10. Who is Ye Wenjie's daughter that Wang comes to see her about in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Wenxue.
(b) Ruan Wen.
(c) Yang Dong.
(d) Shao Lin.

11. Who is Ye Zhetai's wife in the narrative?
(a) Ye Wenjie.
(b) Ruan Wen.
(c) Shao Lin.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

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

13. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

14. What does "NATO" stand for?
(a) The National Astrophysics Treaty Organization.
(b) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(c) The National Academy for Technological Order.
(d) The Nuclear Alternatives Testing Organization.

15. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?
(a) An understanding of ratios.
(b) Experimental practice.
(c) Historical understanding.
(d) Existential understanding.

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. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?

4. Who holds Ye Wenjie back when she tries to save her father in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

5. What was Wen Jie's profession?

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