Life and Death in Shanghai Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Nien Cheng
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Life and Death in Shanghai Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Nien Cheng
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where did Li Zhen's children live?

2. At No. 1 Detention House, when did Cheng wake with a streaming cold and a severe headache?

3. How many pockets could officers have on their uniforms?

4. In March 1969 at the technical school, what did Cheng do when she heard Tao's confession?

5. How many days was Cheng forced to return to the interrogation room and read a letter drafted by Mao Zedong in 1948?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a Red Guard do when Cheng told him it was against the Constitution of the People's Republic to enter a private home without a search warrant?

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

3. What was the delay in activating the Cultural Revolution?

4. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

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

6. How did Lao-zhao get information to Cheng?

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

8. Why did Xiao Xu tell Cheng that she and Meiping should flee to Hong Kong?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In 1969, Cheng notes that the people taking part in parades organized to celebrate the conclusion of the Ninth Party Congress were very different from the excited crowds of three years ago. Compare and contrast the actions and attitudes of the people in the street in 1969 to those in the streets in 1966.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the accusations made against Cheng and how she responded to the accusations. Use examples from the book.

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