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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. Whom did Ye Wenjie marry?

2. Who was killed along with Ye Wenjie's husband due to an accident at the base, according to the narrative in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

3. What does "NATO" stand for?

4. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?

5. When does the narrator describe the implementation of the OZMAII plan in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the Stable Era begins in the Three Body game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

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

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

7. What does Shi relate to Wang regarding the academic community in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

8. What is the significance of the literary allusions to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the novel?

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

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

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

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?

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