Life and Death in Shanghai Test | Final 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 | Final Test - Hard

Nien Cheng
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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. During the time when Cheng was imprisoned, where did Cheng's brother live?

2. What was on the scroll given to Cheng for donating her porcelain pieces?

3. What was the date of the National Day of the People's Republic of China?

4. Who came to whitewash Cheng's new living quarters after her release from the detention house?

5. How many students was Cheng teaching English to in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cheng think about the irony of life in China as she watched her disabled student struggle with a disability?

2. After giving Cheng eggs in her food, what did the kitchen woman do to keep Cheng from thanking her?

3. When did Cheng first have an inkling that another round of power struggles was occurring at the top?

4. What did Cheng decide had happened when the preface was removed from her book of Mao quotations?

5. What would happen to celebrate the National Day of the People's Republic of China?

6. Why wasn't China an egalitarian society?

7. What did Cheng want done before she would leave the detention house?

8. What opportunity did Cheng have when she was asked to answer questions about her relatives or friends?

9. How did Cheng determine if Liu Xing was really a friend of Meiping's?

10. What would happen to someone who was expelled from the Communist Party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Confucious said that "A compassionate heart is possessed by every human being." Using examples from the book, discuss whether Cheng found that quotation to be true during the Cultural Revolution.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss the pressures that Cheng's brother experienced that contributed to him making a false accusation against Cheng.

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