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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 14, The Search for the Truth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of club where Cheng danced with a Swiss friend in the 1950s?
(a) British Club.
(b) French Club.
(c) Shanghai Club.
(d) German Club.

2. How many days was Cheng forced to return to the interrogation room and read a letter drafted by Mao Zedong in 1948?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. What day of the week were prisoners in No. 1 Detention House allowed to have brooms?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Mondays.

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

5. Where did Ai-yi's husband and son live?
(a) Suzhou.
(b) Canglang.
(c) Shihuabang.
(d) Huqiu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time was Cheng left along in her cell at No. 1 Detention House?

2. What did Cheng's old gardener tell her happened to Lao-zhao when he was beaten by the Red Guards?

3. Who had been staying at the technical school where Cheng's struggle meeting was held?

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

5. While Cheng was in the hospital for her hemorrhaging, what extra food was she given one evening?

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