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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. What does "NATO" stand for?

3. What does "WMAP" stand for in the narrative?

4. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

5. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the "microwave background" and how is it described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

3. What has happened to Ye Wenjie's daughter in the novel?

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

5. Describe the narrative style in The Three-Body Problem. Does the narrative style change in the course of the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the game Three Body in the novel. What is the objective of the game? Why was the game developed? What is revealed about the game as the novel concludes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme exploring the uniting of mankind by a common enemy. Why do many of the characters in The Three-Body Problem believe that humankind will be united by the arrival of the Trisolarans? Do you agree with this concept? Why or why not?

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