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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what publication is Bai Mulin a reporter?

3. What gift does Ye Wenjie give to Wang Miao when he visits in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

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

5. What term is Wang Miao contemplating from the Three Bodies game in the beginning of Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution take place? Why is it important in The Three-Body Problem?

2. What imagery is described when Wang looks at the sky using the 3K glasses in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

3. What is the significance of the literary allusions to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the novel?

4. What happens when the Stable Era begins in the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

5. What subjects does Ye Wenjie study in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"? Why?

6. What setting is established in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"? What has brought Ye Wenjie to this location?

7. What satellites are described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

8. What setting is established in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"? How is it described?

9. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

10. Where does Ye Wenjie go after her father's death? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Ye Wenjie taken to the Red Coast Base? What leads her to work at the base? What kind of work does she do on the base?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Captain Shi Qiang in The Three-Body Problem. How does Wang Miao know Shi? What is their relationship like? What role does Shi play in the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the cosmic microwave background? What composes the cosmic microwave background? Why is this significant in the plot of The Three-Body Problem?

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