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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. Who signed the order permitting Shell to retain its head office in Shanghai?

2. What did Cheng silently recite to herself when handcuffs were waved at her and she was ordered to confess?

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Cheng go to Hong Kong when Shell applied to close the office in 1965?

2. What nightmare did Cheng have in Chapter 6?

3. What did Mr. Hu say about Communist Party officials and an inferiority complex?

4. Why did Cheng think the United States trained doctor was working in the prison hospital?

5. Why did Cheng decide not to make a false confession?

6. What was one old man's experience with a "rotating struggle"?

7. How did Cheng gain a moral advantage over her interrogator and reinforce her self-confidence?

8. What were some of prison regulations at No. 1 Detention House?

9. What did Cheng do to try to discipline herself with physical and mental exercise?

10. How did Dr. Song commit suicide in No. 1 Detention House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Da De sad that people were not free agents and that good people were sometimes forced to do bad things. Using examples from the book, explain why in China people were not free agents and why they were forced to do bad things.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss how a faith in God helped Cheng deal with the challenges of imprisonment.

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether the overall mood of the book is optimistic or pessimistic. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

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