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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 organizer for the meeting of the Three Body players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

2. Who leads the soldiers that set upon the meeting of the Three Body players in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

3. To what district does Wang Miao go to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

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

5. Wei Cheng reveals that his research on the three-body problem is similar to what method in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ye Wenjie choose to respond to the message she receives in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

3. How do the circumstances at the Red Coast Base change when the new commander arrives in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?

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

5. How are the Stable Eras and Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris explained in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

6. How does Pan Han explain the purpose of the Three Body game in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

7. What happens at the conclusion of Wang's session playing the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

8. What three bodies does Ye Wenjie use to try to work out the three-body problem in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

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

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

Discuss the theme of extremism in The Three-Body Problem. What are some examples of extremism seen in the main characters? What are the repercussions of extremism? How does the author explore this theme through symbolism and imagery?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Ye Wenjie in The Three-Body Problem. How old is Ye Wenjie when her character is introduced? What events impact Ye Wenjie's character and her actions? How does her character evolve by the end of the novel?

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