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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 10, My Brother's Confession.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical problems was Cheng having in the fall of 1968?
(a) Hemorrhaging.
(b) Fainting spells.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Headaches.

2. Who signed the order permitting Shell to retain its head office in Shanghai?
(a) Mao Yuanxin.
(b) Han Suyin.
(c) Zhou Enlai.
(d) Sun Yatsen.

3. While the interrogators were trying to get Cheng to confirm her brother's accusation, what did they refuse to give her?
(a) Sulfa drugs.
(b) Vitamins.
(c) Hot showers.
(d) Rice.

4. A month of rain was called the huangmei. What was the rain named after?
(a) Yellow plum.
(b) Flowering crab.
(c) Chinese dogwood.
(d) Flowering Crabapple.

5. When was Cheng's husband a diplomatic office of the Kuomintang government?
(a) When they lived in Shanghai in 1941.
(b) When they lived in Australia in 1942.
(c) When they lived in Beijing in 1943.
(d) When they lived in Hong Kong in 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Cheng travel to Hong Kong when she worked at Shell?

2. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?

3. How many men were in the interrogation room when Cheng was taken for her first interrogation?

4. What type of a funeral did Cheng's mother have?

5. How long did it take the Communist Party to overthrow the Kuomintang government?

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