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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 is the mean radius of the Earth's sun?

2. What position does Mike Evans grant to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?

3. Who is shot, injured, and taken to the hospital during the conflict in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

4. What does a woman claim the spheres are that make up the three-body problem model in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

5. How many years go by with Evans working to confirm the truths of Ye Wenjie's story in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described as one of the biggest challenges for the Red Coast Base in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

2. What argument does Cheng describe overhearing between Pan Han and his wife in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

3. What does Wei Cheng reveal about his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

4. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

5. What is discovered at Wei Cheng's house in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

6. Why does Ye Wenjie claim the Lord is afraid of nanotechnology in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

7. Why does Cheng say he is being threatened in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

8. Why does Ye Wenjie not visit her mother after leaving the Red Coast Base?

9. What is happening when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

10. What happens as a result of the gate computing system in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Stable Eras and the Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris. What causes each of these eras to occur? What attempts are made at predicting the eras? What are the impacts of each passing era?

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

Discuss the narrative and language styles in The Three-Body Problem. How well do you think the translator brings the story to life in English? What are your impressions of the technical language in the novel? How poetic is the language?

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