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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. What was Tao's job at Shell?

2. In August of 1968, what gift did Mao send to workers at Qinghua University?

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

4. Where did Mao get the gift that he sent to workers at Qinghua University in August of 1968?

5. What was the real source of news for the Chinese people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Cheng see from the window of Meiping's room during the looting by the Red Guards?

2. Why did it trouble Cheng that she was put in a ward with surgical cases?

3. What were the nine categories of enemies during the Cultural Revolution?

4. What was Cheng's job at the Shell Petroleum Company?

5. How did the bout of pneumonia that Cheng suffered in the winter of 1967 lead to her rapid physical deterioration?

6. What accusations did the interrogator make against Cheng in Chapter 6?

7. During a meeting at the technical school in March 1969, why did Cheng laugh when Tao gave a confession?

8. Why didn't Cheng believe that her cellmate received the death penalty?

9. How had Cheng been able to get books from a bookshop in London?

10. How were the inmates' sheets laundered at No. 1 Detention House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the circumstances of Meiping's death seemed suspicious. Use examples from "Life and Death in Shanghai."

Essay Topic 2

Hean's mother told Cheng that "we can't always be our true selves." Discuss why it was not possible for Hean's mother, for Cheng, or for others to be their true selves living in China.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the guards felt when Cheng received extra food and vitamins. Use examples from the book.

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