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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. Where is the Saint Joseph's Church that Wang Miao goes to in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

2. Who is Ye Wenjie's daughter that Wang comes to see her about in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

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

4. What was the profession held by Hai Mo?

5. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What setting is described when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

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

3. What setting is established in Chapter 4, “The Frontiers of Science"? How much time has passed as Part II: "Three-Body" begins?

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

5. What does Ye Wenjie remark about potential alien contact in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

6. Why does Ye Wenjie arrange for Wang to meet Sha Ruishan in Chapter 8, “Ye Wenjie”?

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

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

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

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

Describe the three-body problem in physics and discuss how it applies in this novel. What are the components of the three-body problem? How does it apply to Trisolaris? What research is described on this problem in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Professor Ye Zhetai and the events that occur surrounding him in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years." Why is Ye Zehai being persecuted? Who is persecuting him? How do these events impact Ye Wenjie?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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