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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 5, Solitary Confinement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What foreign company did Cheng's husband serve as general manager of their Shanghai office?
(a) Shell International Petroleum Company.
(b) Hess Oil and Chemical.
(c) Hunt Petroleum.
(d) Sinclair Oil Corporation.

2. What direction did Cheng's cell face at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Southwest.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) Northwest.

3. How many years was the Cultural Revolution in effect?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

4. What was the date of Meiping's birthday?
(a) May 31.
(b) August 18.
(c) August 30.
(d) May 12.

5. What was every radio station broadcasting in Chapter 4?
(a) An article from the "Shanghai Liberation Daily."
(b) Lead article from the "People's Daily."
(c) The announcement of the person to conduct the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai.
(d) The news of a plot by the capitalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of her house was Cheng locked in while the Red Guard looted her home?

2. When Cheng went upstairs to use the bathroom during the looting of her home, what was a young man about to step on and break?

3. What business did Mr. Hu own until 1956?

4. By 1966, how many years had passed since Cheng's husband had died?

5. Who was the artist who painted the painting that hung in Cheng's dining room in 1966?

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