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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. What does Captain Shi Qiang tell Wang he believes someone is working behind the scenes to accomplish in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

2. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. What word refers to the branch of technology dealing with manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale?

4. What was the profession held by Hai Mo?

5. Who has implicated Ye Wenjie for writing a letter that promotes anti-socialist ideals in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

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 does Shi relate to Wang regarding the academic community in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

6. Why does Wang Miao visit Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, “Ye Wenjie”?

7. How does Bai Mulin betray Ye Wenjie? Why does he betray her?

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

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

10. Who is Shao Lin and what is revealed about her character in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dynamics of the Earth-Trisolaris Movement. Who formed this movement? What different factions break off within the movement? What do each of these factions believe?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Ye Wenjie first manage to contact the Trisolarans? How long does it take for them to reply? What is revealed in their reply?

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