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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Red Guards seize power in Shanghai?
(a) January 12.
(b) January 15.
(c) January 27.
(d) January 4.

2. At Cheng's struggle meeting, the man in the tinted glasses told how many Chinese were killed in the eight year war with Japan. How many Chinese were killed?
(a) Twelve million.
(b) Five million.
(c) One million.
(d) Ten million.

3. According to the interrogator, what British agents dealt with Cheng?
(a) Davidson and Roberts.
(b) Brown and Miller.
(c) Scott and Austin.
(d) Clark and Wyatt.

4. When did the "Liberation Daily" publish Mao's call for the army to support the leftists?
(a) Spring, 1967.
(b) Summer, 1967.
(c) Winter, 1967.
(d) Fall, 1967.

5. Who gave Cheng a cup of hot water during Cheng's second winter at the detention house when she had a bad cold?
(a) A guard.
(b) A Labor Reform worker.
(c) A former female interrogator.
(d) Her former interrogator.

6. In what year did Beijing publish the official propaganda line that the Kuomintang were about to launch an attack?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1959.

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

8. Who accompanied Cheng to the hospital in Chapter 9?
(a) A female guard.
(b) A male guard.
(c) A Labor Reform worker.
(d) Cheng's former interrogator.

9. What was the real source of news for the Chinese people?
(a) Underground pamphlets.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Footpath news.
(d) Foreign newspapers.

10. When did Defense Minister Lin Biao abolish all military insignia?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1963.

11. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?
(a) Australia and the United States.
(b) Belgium and France.
(c) Germany and Hong Kong.
(d) London and The Hague.

12. In August of 1968, what gift did Mao send to workers at Qinghua University?
(a) Pineapples.
(b) Avocadoes.
(c) Tangerines.
(d) Mangoes.

13. What was the penalty for attempting to escape to Hong Kong?
(a) Thirty to forty years in prison.
(b) Thirty-five years in prison.
(c) Ten to twenty years in prison.
(d) Fifteen years in prison.

14. What was the road in front of the former British consulate renamed?
(a) Anti-Revisionist Street.
(b) Anti-Imperialist Street.
(c) Ouyanghai Road.
(d) Revolutionary Boulevard.

15. By 1966, how many years had passed since Cheng's husband had died?
(a) About 8 years.
(b) Nearly 10 years.
(c) Nearly 9 years.
(d) About 7 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did the interrogator say was a double agent at Shell?

3. In Chapter 9, to which ward at the hospital was Cheng taken?

4. How much money did Cheng withdraw from her bank after the organization of the Red Guards?

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

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