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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?
(a) For four days.
(b) For six days.
(c) For two weeks.
(d) For two days.

2. Who beats Ye Zhetai to death in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Two old men.
(b) Two young girls.
(c) Three young men.
(d) Four teenage girls.

3. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shenzhen.
(c) Dongguan.
(d) Urumqi.

4. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Dramatic irony.

5. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Planck satellite launched?

3. What civilization is said to be lost when the scorching sun arrives in the game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

4. Who is described as Ye Wenjie's astrophysics professor at her alma mater in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

5. How many regiments comprise the Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps, according to the narrator in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

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