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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 5, Solitary Confinement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day was it when Cheng was driven through the streets of Shanghai in the police vehicle?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

2. In 1966, how many people in Shanghai lived as Westerners?
(a) A couple dozen familes.
(b) Five or six familes.
(c) A dozen or so families.
(d) Maybe twenty families.

3. What type of flowers were in a Qjanlong vase on Cheng's desk?
(a) Roses.
(b) Carnations.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Tulips.

4. When did the Red Guards come to loot Cheng's house?
(a) September 12, 1968.
(b) August 30, 1966.
(c) March 12, 1965.
(d) December 1, 1967.

5. When did the Communist Army enter Shanghai?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color flowers were growing on weeds in a corner of the exercise yard at No. 1 Detention House?

2. What was the date of Meiping's birthday?

3. What was the penalty for attempting to escape to Hong Kong?

4. How long did it take the Communist Party to overthrow the Kuomintang government?

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

(see the answer key)

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